Hey Meta workers, are you getting paid for those keystrokes?
TL;DR
No longer content to subsume recognizable intellectual properties, the majority of the indexed internet and books (basically all of them), AI will apparently now begin devouring its own workforce. A report in Reuters alleged that the keystrokes, mouse movements and clicks of Meta's workforce are to be captured for the purposes of training AI — something the company's communications department was happy to confirmed as accurate!
Nauti's Take
Meta's transparency about capturing employee inputs is unusual and worth acknowledging — most companies doing this wouldn't say a word. But the core question remains unanswered: are employees compensated for this data contribution, and is opting out genuinely possible?
How Meta handles consent here could set a precedent — positive or harmful — for AI training practices across the industry.
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