Meta is using its own employees to train artificial intelligence. The company has deployed internal software that tracks how workers click, type, and navigate their computers. The program is called the Model Capability Initiative (MCI) and captures mouse movements, keyboard shortcuts, and occasional screenshots. Meta says the data is used solely to build AI agents that can automate work tasks.
Meta does not permit managers to use this data for performance reviews. But privacy advocates warn it pushes workplace surveillance to new levels. The company is also reorganizing around AI-driven workflows. Internal programs like the Agent Transformation Accelerator aim to integrate AI across teams. Meta plans to cut about 10 percent of its workforce globally.
This move reflects a larger shift: AI now learns directly from how humans work in real time. Companies are collecting workplace behavior as training data, and the boundary between assisting and replacing employees is narrowing.
