# Meta to capture employee keystrokes and mouse movements for AI training

_Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 2:17 AM EDT · AI · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Meta is launching an internal tool to capture employee mouse movements, button clicks, and keystrokes to train its artificial intelligence models, the company confirmed to TechCrunch.

A Meta spokesperson said the tool will collect inputs on certain applications to give models "real examples of how people actually use" computers. The spokesperson added that safeguards are in place to protect sensitive content and that the data will not be used for any other purpose.

The move highlights the growing pressure on tech companies to find new sources of training data. The report, first published by Reuters, notes that companies are increasingly scavenging corporate communications such as Slack archives and Jira tickets from old startups to feed their AI systems.

The practice raises privacy concerns as firms seek to improve model performance by observing real human behavior at work.

## Sources

- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/meta-will-record-employees-keystrokes-and-use-it-to-train-its-ai-models/)

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