On Monday, Meta Platforms, Inc.
(NASDAQ:META) said it has paused an internal AI training program after concerns emerged that sensitive employee information may have been accessible to a broad group of workers across the company.
Meta Pauses AI Data Collection Program The social media giant confirmed it is temporarily halting its Model Capability Initiative, or MCI, while it investigates potential data security issues tied to the program, Reuters reported.
According to the report, MCI was launched in April to help train Meta's artificial intelligence models by collecting information about how U.S.-based employees interacted with company systems.
The tool recorded mouse movements, clicks and keystrokes on work computers.
