Meta to Track Employee Keystrokes and Mouse Clicks to Train AI Models

California. Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, is set to begin tracking its employees' computer usage—including keystrokes and mouse clicks—to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. The company, which owns Facebook and Instagram, informed staff on Tuesday that a new tool will be used to record their activities, with the data intended to improve its AI systems.

A company spokesperson stated, "If we are building AI agents to assist people in their daily work, our models need real-world examples of how people actually work." The company emphasized that the data will not be used for other purposes and that security measures are in place to protect sensitive information.

However, some Meta employees have expressed dissatisfaction with the move. Amid growing fears of further job cuts, one employee, speaking on condition of anonymity, described the surveillance as "dystopian." Another former employee labeled the initiative an attempt to force AI adoption.

The company has already cut approximately 2,000 jobs this year, with further reductions expected in the coming months. Additionally, a recently implemented partial hiring freeze appears to have tightened; job listings have dropped from around 800 in March to just seven.

The new tracking tool, first reported by Reuters, is titled the "Model Capability Initiative" (MCI). While the company previously had access to employee activity, this systematic tracking specifically for AI training is a new practice.

Co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has recently pledged to accelerate investment in the AI sector. The company plans to spend approximately $140 billion on AI in 2026. Previously, in 2025, the company invested $14 billion in Scale AI and recruited several of its top executives to its own AI team.

Under the new structure, the "Meta Superintelligence Labs" recently released an AI model called "Meta Spark." It is expected that data collected from employee tracking will help make future AI systems more advanced. In January, Zuckerberg stated that 2026 would be the year "AI changes the way we work."