Now Meta will track what employees do on their computers to train its AI agents

The Verge / 4/22/2026

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Meta is deploying an internal tool called the Model Capability Initiative (MCI) on US employees’ work computers to record activity such as mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes, and some screenshots while they use job-related apps and websites.
The captured interaction data will be used to train Meta’s AI models (AI agents) to better operate computers in a human-like way, including automating tasks employees perform.
Meta says the collected data will not be used for employee performance assessments, aiming to limit how the information is used internally.
The move represents a significant shift in how large AI systems may be trained—by leveraging real-world workplace user interactions rather than only synthetic or general datasets.
The rollout raises practical and ethical considerations around privacy, transparency, and employee consent as tracking is used for AI development.

Meta employees' activity at work is now being used to train the company's AI agents. As reported by Reuters, Meta is installing a tool it calls Model Capability Initiative (MCI) on US-based employees' computers that runs in work-related apps and websites, recording mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes, and occasional screenshots.

The data from this tool will be used to train the company's AI models to get better at interacting with computers the way humans do, including automating work tasks like those Meta's employees perform on the job. According to Reuters, the data from MCI won't be "used for performance assessments."

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