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Meta's AI training effort is capturing employee emails and browsing history, not just mouse clicks

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Why This Matters

Meta's AI training initiative is collecting extensive employee data, including emails and browsing history, raising concerns about privacy and data security. This highlights the growing risks associated with large-scale AI training efforts that involve sensitive user information. For consumers and the industry, it underscores the importance of transparent data practices and robust privacy safeguards in AI development.

Key Takeaways

Internal documents reviewed by Reuters show that the company's Model Capability Initiative (MCI) is collecting interaction data across more than 200 apps and websites. The goal is to train AI systems to perform routine digital tasks autonomously. But exactly what the tool is collecting – and how far that collection...Read Entire Article