AI BriefingMeta Records Employee Keystrokes
Key point
Meta records employees' screens and keystrokes to train AI agents.
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Through an internal tool called MCI (Model Capability Initiative), Meta logs employees' mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes in work apps, and also periodically captures screen snapshots.
The purpose is to train AI agents on real patterns of how people use computers, so they can better perform tasks like selecting from dropdowns or using keyboard shortcuts.
The company explained that this data is not used for evaluation purposes, and that safeguards for sensitive information are also applied. The related program has been renamed from AI for Work to ATA (Agent Transformation Accelerator).
At the same time, Meta is planning to cut about 10% of its total workforce, roughly 8,000 people, starting May 20, and has already cut about 2,000 this year. Internal job postings have also dropped sharply, from 800 in March to just 7 now.
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