Meta has announced plans to collect data from employees’ work activities, including clicks and keystrokes, to train its artificial intelligence models. The move has sparked debate about workplace privacy and the growing role of AI in corporate environments.

According to company statements, the data collection will focus on how employees interact with workplace tools and systems. Meta says this information will help improve its AI systems’ understanding of human work patterns.

“The firm will take data from the way employees work for its artificial intelligence models,” a spokesperson confirmed. The initiative represents one of the most comprehensive workplace monitoring programs announced by a major tech company.

Privacy advocates have raised concerns about the extent of data collection and how it might be used beyond AI training. Questions remain about whether employees will have the ability to opt out and what safeguards will protect sensitive information.

The announcement comes as tech companies race to develop more sophisticated AI systems. Meta’s approach suggests a new frontier in using real-world human behavior to train machine learning models.

Industry analysts note that while workplace monitoring is not new, using such data specifically for AI training represents a significant evolution in how companies leverage employee information.