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Meta has found a new source of training data for its AI models: its own employees
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The story, which was first reported by Reuters, shows the lengths to which tech companies are going to find new sources of training data — the lifeblood of AI models that helps the programs learn how to more effectively carry out tasks and respond to user queries.
Key facts
- Meta has found a new source of training data for its AI models: its own employees
- When reached for comment by TechCrunch, a Meta spokesperson provided the following statement
- To help, they're launching an internal tool that will capture these kinds of inputs on certain applications to help them train their models
- This trend would seem to reveal the troublesome privacy implications of the AI industry, as yesterday’s internal corporate communications are increasingly becoming fodder for a new corporate supply
Summary
Meta has found a new source of training data for its AI models: its own employees. When reached for comment by TechCrunch, a Meta spokesperson provided the following statement:. “If they're building agents to help people complete everyday tasks using computers, their models need real examples of how people use them — things like mouse movements, clicking buttons, and navigating dropdown menus. This trend would seem to reveal the troublesome privacy implications of the AI industry, as yesterday’s internal corporate communications are increasingly becoming fodder for a new corporate supply chain.