Meta tracks workers to train AI agents

Meta has begun rolling out an internal tool called the Model Capability Initiative (MCI) to capture employee mouse movements, keystrokes, navigation behavior and occasional screenshots to train AI agents. The move is part of a broader pivot — including an “Agent Transformation Accelerator” — to automate routine work and improve efficiency, and follows plans to reduce the workforce by about 10% globally. While Meta says the data will be used only for model training and not for performance reviews, the program raises privacy, legal and reputational risks and could influence hiring, productivity and regulatory scrutiny. Investors may weigh potential cost savings and productivity gains against worker backlash, regulatory risk and brand damage, producing mixed near-term market implications for META.OQ.