Meta halts worker tracking for AI training due to privacy fears
Summary
Meta has stopped a company program that tracked employees’ computer use to help train artificial intelligence (AI) models. The program was paused after concerns about privacy and some data being accessible to many employees.Key Facts
- The program started two months ago to collect data like mouse clicks and keystrokes.
- It aimed to improve Meta’s AI models by understanding how employees used their computers.
- Many employees were unhappy because their actions were tracked without their full consent.
- Nearly 2,000 workers signed a petition asking for the program to stop.
- Meta paused the program after finding some data could be accessed by many employees.
- The company said there was no sign anyone misused the data.
- Meta is spending up to $145 billion this year on AI projects.
- Employee morale has dropped due to tracking issues, layoffs, and company reorganizations focused on AI.
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