What Happened when Meta Tried to Collect Employee Data
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What happened when Meta tried to collect employee data
When employees at Meta learned that the company would start collecting their data to train AI models, there was a swift backlash. Many of them openly pushed back on Meta’s plan to capture keystrokes and mouse movements, circulating an online petition and urging their colleagues to sign. Within just two months—and after an internal leak—Meta has put an end to the program, at least for now. A new report from Business Insider chronicles what happe…
Meta recently went through an internal crisis that today revealed in detail the specialized business Insider media. It turns out that the company’s employees had to express their annoyance after they tried to force them to pass their data on to artificial intelligence (IA). It’s the Model Skills Initiative (MCI) program ... Continue reading “How Meta’s employees rebelled against the company so they wouldn’t give their data to the AI”
How Meta tried, and failed, to grab its employees' data for AI
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Bloomberg/Getty Images Meta's top AI unit had a plan to teach chatbots to use computers: capture employees' screens. The move sparked an internal revolt as workers fought back with memes, flyers, and a petition. This story for The AI Data Grab series uncovers new details…
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