Meta to track workers' clicks and keystrokes to train AI

Meta will monitor employee computer activity, including clicks and keystrokes, to gather training data for its artificial intelligence systems. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Meta to track workers' clicks and keystrokes to train AI

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Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has confirmed plans to collect data from its employees' work computers, tracking clicks, keystrokes, and other on-screen interactions to train its next generation of artificial intelligence models. The policy, communicated internally, will apply to most employees using company-issued devices and internal software. While the company states the data collection is for improving AI tools, it marks a significant escalation in workplace surveillance within the tech industry. The move is part of a broader, intense competition among Silicon Valley giants to acquire the vast quantities of data required to build and refine advanced AI. These large language models and other AI systems are trained on enormous datasets of human-generated text and behavior. By harvesting data directly from its workforce—a group engaged in complex, knowledge-based tasks—Meta aims to secure a proprietary and potentially high-quality data stream that could give its AI a competitive edge. The data is expected to be anonymized and aggregated, but it will capture the nuanced ways professionals navigate software, solve problems, and communicate. This strategy immediately raises profound questions about employee privacy and the boundaries of corporate monitoring. Legal experts note that while employers generally have broad rights to monitor activity on company-owned systems, the granular detail of tracking individual keystrokes for purposes beyond security or productivity analytics ventures into new territory. "It transforms the work computer from a tool into a constant data-gathering instrument," said one labor attorney familiar with tech industry practices, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Employee advocacy groups warn this could create a culture of pervasive anxiety, where workers feel every action is being mined for corporate gain. Internally, the initiative is framed as a step toward creating more intuitive, helpful AI assistants that can streamline workflows. Meta has stated that the data will help build AI that better understands professional contexts and commands. However, the plan has reportedly sparked concern among some...

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