Meta is tracking employee keystrokes on Google, LinkedIn, Wikipedia as part of AI training initiative

meta is tracking employee keystrokes and mouse clicks on hundreds of websites and apps, including google, linkedin, wikipedia, github, slack, and atlassian. the internal tool, called the model capability initiative (mci), is part of mark zuckerberg's push to catch up in generative ai. the company says it needs "real examples" of how people use computers to train ai agents for office tasks. the list of tracked sites, which also includes meta's own threads and manus, was circulated internally after a memo from the meta superintelligence labs aimed to ease privacy concerns. the memo said the tool only views "screen contents" as employees see them and won't read files or attachments. it suggested employees avoid personal work on their corporate devices if concerned. multiple meta employees described the project as "dystopian" in internal messages, worrying it could expose sensitive data like passwords, product details, or personal immigration and health info. a meta spokesperson confirmed the project, stating safeguards are in place to protect sensitive content and the data is used solely for model training.