Meta employees petition to stop computer-use data collection for AI training
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Summary
Meta employees have circulated a petition demanding that leadership, including Mark Zuckerberg, halt the "Model Capability Initiative" (MCI) program, which collects employee computer-use data (mouse movements, click locations, etc.) for training AI models. The petition raises concerns about privacy, consent, and the ethics of monitoring employee behavior for AI training purposes.
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Hacker NewsMeta employees petition to stop computer-use data collection for AI trainingmcipetition.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledWe demand that you not collect employee "computer-use" data for the purposes of training AI Models.
Recently, leadership announced in a limited audience group (MSL Infra FYI) that a program called "MCI" (Model Capability Initiative) would be rolling out.
For context this program collects computer inputs such as mouse movements, click locations an
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