Key facts
- Meta is pausing its internal mouse-tracking technology used for AI training.
- The program, called Model Capability Initiative (MCI), captured employee mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes.
- The pause follows revelations that sensitive employee data was accessible to all Meta staff.
- Exposed data included prompts, transcriptions, private conversations, and performance data.
- An employee filed a high-priority security incident report regarding the data exposure.
Meta announced on Monday it will pause an internal program that tracks employee mouse movements and digital activity for AI training, as the company investigates data security concerns. The social media giant's announcement follows reports that sensitive employee data, intended for monitoring digital interactions within Meta's internal systems, was accessible to all Meta staffers.
The tool, known as Model Capability Initiative (MCI), was rolled out in April and captures mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes on U.S.-based employees' computers to train Meta's AI models. The pause came after an employee filed a high-priority security incident report over the program's exposure of employee data. According to internal documentation, the exposed data included "full prompts and transcriptions, private conversations, people & performance data, DSS sensitivity ratings (1-4)."