Meta Pauses Employee Surveillance Program Used for AI Training

Meta paused its Model Capability Initiative after the program collected employee keystrokes, mouse activity, application use, and screen content for AI training, while sensitive records were reportedly accessible across the company.

More than 1,600 employees opposed the monitoring, and former workers later sued, alleging related productivity scores and internal AI systems influenced layoff decisions. The developments highlight privacy, consent, access-control, and employment-law concerns surrounding workplace data repurposed for AI systems.