Meta is installing new tracking software on U.S.-based employees’ computers to capture mouse movements, clicks and keystrokes for use in training its artificial intelligence models, part of a broad initiative to build AI agents that can perform work tasks autonomously, the company told staffers in internal memos seen by Reuters.
Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse, now they will literally have performance metrics for all employees. Prepare to see non-executive white collar jobs turn into minimum wage slogfests where you’re pruned if even 10% of your time is idle.
Hehe that’s funny you think this is performance metrics and not just training AI agents to do the work without having to pay a human.
well they won’t literally have performance metrics. they’ll have data that they will use as performance metrics. important distinction
Here’s a sneak peek into a management review meeting in the near future:
“Why is our AI browsing porn in the middle of the workday and constantly writing ‘It fucking sucks ass here’ in corporate documents?”
Great. Now everyone will be making quirky mouse movements and clicking at nothing - adding these motions into the database. And the first wave of replacement robots (programs) will slow down live interface to a standstill as the humans are retired and the bots take charge. And the “modern world” will return ever closer to the dark ages.
Wait ??!
I wasn’t understanding what use keystrokes and mouse-clicks would have without also capturing what’s happening on screen. Turn out, they are also capturing that:
The tool, called Model Capability Initiative (MCI), will run on work-related apps and websites and will also take occasional snapshots of the content on employees’ screens
FWIW, a lot of websites do pretty much the same thing. It isn’t too hard and, for the most part, doesn’t require user permission.
It does if you want full screenshot / video recording, but it doesn’t if you just track mouse movements and what is typed and virtually recreate the DOM.
Interesting, I didn’t consider they could do it this way, but it make perfect sense. Thanks for bringing this up.
This is exactly why I never bought one of their headsets and why their VR division was doomed to fail. They want to do this kind of stuff with your head tracking data.
VR could have been something cool, but I’m steering clear of it…
Also, the lack of standards doesn’t help. I won’t buy a VR until they have a common standard the way that monitors do. Yes, I know it might be a very long wait.
They want to do this kind of stuff with your head tracking data.
The newer headsets can do eye tracking/gaze estimation. Useful for some VR things (foveated rendering) but I wouldn’t trust Meta to leave the data on the headset.
Seriously, why would anyone that isn’t a far-right fascist even work there anymore?
I’ve heard they pay really well.
Their turnover is questionable
People just make their buck and get out. From my experience the way it’s run is just moronic. Micromanagement and lies.
With how fucking slow windows has gotten on my work PC with all the copilot bullshit, I’m pretty sure MS is doing the same thing. No proof, just a painfully slow machine after getting all the AI updates…
I hate having that machine in my house, on my network.
VLAN?
yes, work in progress actually…
Draw a dick with your cursor every 5 minutes
I’m pretty sure the EU won’t let them pull this off with their EU employees. And the US will do absolutely nothing to protect their citizens that are employees of Meta. Disgusting behaviour from Meta, there’s absolutely no bottom for them.
This is nothing compared to their enablement of the Rohingya genocide. In terms of less horrific, but still impactful crimes their recent premeditated promotion of scams to gain revenue on commissions ($16 B in a year) is also worth mentioning.
But the enablement of the Rohingya genocide really does make one wonder if exceptions need to be made with respect to state use of capital punishment (which I generally do not support, but I can see the need for exceptions such high treason during war and crimes against humanity).
OMG that’s so creepy
Oh man I’d be cleaning out my desk and leaving right then.
What kind of person decides to work at Facebook?
Same kind that works for a tobacco company.
