Data from the new tracker will help Muse Spark learn how to perform professional office tasks by mimicking human computer interactions. This will then support future models from the same lab.
Within workspaces, there has been an increased push for surveillance, particularly during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic when employees were asked to install online monitoring software on their work devices.
As confirmed by Meta employees, activity on their computer was already accessible to the company. However, the specific tracking and logging of data to train and improve AI tools is a new development.
Mimicking Meta’s consumer tracking
The company, which owns Instagram and Facebook, is notoriously known for keeping a watchful eye on the online behaviour of its users for sending out targeted advertisements and content. Its workers now feel the similar unease that its users have reported for years.
Andy Stone, Meta spokesperson and Vice President, claims that the MCI data would not be used for performance assessments or any other purpose other than performance training.
