Meta is installing employee surveillance software on work computers used by its U.S.-based staff to capture mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes, and periodic screenshots. Reuters reported that the company plans to use the data to train artificial intelligence systems that can handle more workplace tasks now performed by humans.
The internal tool is called the Model Capability Initiative, or MCI. According to Reuters, Meta introduced it this week in an internal channel used by its model-building SuperIntelligence Labs team, and the software will run across work-related apps and websites.
Internal memos reviewed by Reuters say Meta wants to improve how its AI models perform routine digital actions that still challenge machines. Those tasks include navigating dropdown menus, using keyboard shortcuts, and handling other common interactions that employees complete naturally during daily work. One memo described the initiative as a way for employees to help Meta’s models improve simply by doing their jobs.
Meta Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth outlined the broader goal in a separate memo, Reuters reported. He said Meta wants to build AI agents that will “primarily do the work,” while employees shift toward roles focused on directing, reviewing, and improving those systems. Reuters also reported that Bosworth said the company would collect data rigorously across many forms of workplace interaction to support that strategy.
The move highlights how aggressively Meta is pushing to automate more internal work as part of its wider AI effort. Reuters described the initiative as part of a broader plan to build AI agents capable of performing work tasks autonomously, turning ordinary workplace behavior into training data for future systems.
