Report: Meta will train AI agents by tracking employees' mouse, keyboard use
https://web.archive.org/web/20260421201405/https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/meta-will-use-employee-tracking-software-to-help-train-ai-agents-report/
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leoj@piefed.zip · 31 pts · 128d
In 100 years AI is going to do big swipes with the mouse randomly at 4 minute intervals, and no one is going to know why.
thefactremains@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 128d
A brilliant researcher will even dig up this ancient comment and will be even more frustrated knowing there's an answer we all knew, but no one ever posted it.
LittleBorat3@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 128d
And it's so stupid: I am not actually paid to make enough inputs that I do not idle but to create a deliverable until time x.
I am also not paid to sit in an awkward position for 8 hours, that's an ergonomic nightmare.
mrmacduggan@lemmy.ml · 20 pts · 128d
I can't imagine working under this kind of surveillance. I hope their AI agents all learn how to slack off and do sudoku on the clock.
HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com · 17 pts · 127d
Next up, Meta employees required to wear special butt plugs for "data collection"
musket528@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 127d
also, chastity belts to improve user experience
libre_warrior@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 127d
It's only to improve your experience.
in_the_dark_forest@feddit.org · 16 pts · 128d
So their models have trouble opening a dropdwn menu and their best solution is to implement mass surveillance of the employees?
Seems a bit overkill tbh aside from being qustionable in general.
eldavi@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 128d
the epsteins always assume that we're trying to cheat them and this seems to be par for this course.
eager_eagle@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 129d
Yikes
racoon@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 127d
bountygiver@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 128d
Seems like their goals are just throwing more data in to the model until they get AGI at this point
StopTech@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 128d
They have researchers working on other things too, don't you worry
Diurnambule@jlai.lu · 3 pts · 127d
Lol they try everything to make workers replace them self but we all know deep down if ai replace US we are going to live in the streets or ghettos.
fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 127d
I mean yeah. This was the very reason to dump a ton into "the metaverse" in order to maximize possible data collection
utjebe@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 127d
Just like Google when it created Chrome.
NullHawk@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 126d
This read to me that the intent is to be better able to track and measure and control employees productivity on the job. And this could also be sold to other employers.
peskypry@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 127d
Well, I can't say they don't deserve it.
LittleBorat3@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 128d
If this is integrated into my work PC one day, boy will that AI be good at reading the news and calling people for random chats.
Then at noon it's going to take something from the to-do list but not quite finish it.