'Dystopian!' Workers' clicks and keystrokes set to be monitored to train AI that could replace them

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Meta to track workers' keystrokes and mouse movements for AI training, Business Insider reports.

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Workers are set to have their clicks and keystrokes monitored to train artificial intelligence that could replace them, thanks to new software unveiled by Meta.

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The Facebook and Instagram parent company informed staff on Tuesday about the initiative, known as Model Capability Initiative (MCI), which will log activity across Meta's computers and internal applications.A company spokesman revealed: "If we're building agents to help people complete everyday tasks using computers, our models need real examples of how people actually use them."The data is not used for any other purpose," they added, saying the system had "safeguards in place to protect sensitive content".

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The monitoring programme has sparked unease among staff, with one employee who requested anonymity telling the BBC having their minutest computer actions harvested for AI training while bracing for further redundancies feels "very dystopian"."This company has become obsessed with AI," they...

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