Meta Plans to Monitor Employee Mouse and Keyboard Activity to Train AI Models

Gate News message, April 22 — Meta is planning to monitor employee mouse movements and keyboard inputs to gather training data for its AI models, according to a company spokesperson. The data will be used to develop artificial intelligence systems capable of assisting users with everyday computer tasks.

Meta stated that the internal tool will capture operational inputs such as mouse movements, button clicks, and dropdown menu interactions on specific applications. The company emphasized that protective measures have been implemented to safeguard sensitive content and that the collected data will not be used for any other purposes.