Meta wants to track its employees – to replace them with AI in the future?

Meta, the company behind one of the most popular apps we use – like Instagram and WhatsApp – made headlines last week when it announced its next move: The installation of tracking software on its employees’ desktops to train its AI to, eventually, be able to replicate human worktasks. The company’s step comes of no surprise as it has doubled its investment in AI. Its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has even stated in the past that AI will dramatically change the way we work. But what does that implicate for the future of privacy in the workplace?