Meta employees are protesting a new monitoring system that captures occasional screenshots and logs mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes to “teach” AI. The rollout comes days before Meta’s planned 10% layoffs on May 20, raising fears of surveillance and shrinking worker autonomy. Meta says the data is needed for real computer-use examples, while UK staff push unionization.
Google DeepMind UK employees have moved to formally recognize a union, saying the company’s AI is being used for military purposes by the US and Israeli forces. Staff are asking for an end to those applications and want the firm to reinstate commitments against building AI weapons or surveillance technologies tied to them.
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