Meta cuts 8K jobs as AI surveillance audio leaks

The leaked audio confirms the industry's worst fears: tech giants are secretly harvesting internal developer activity to train the autonomous agents meant to replace them.

• –Meta's MCI software captured keystrokes, mouse movements, and VSCode usage to teach AI "computer-use" capabilities without opt-outs.
• –The forced transfer of 7,000 engineers to the "Agent Transformation Accelerator" effectively turned senior talent into high-paid data labelers.
• –Executing mass layoffs the same week the "train your replacement" audio leaked will permanently damage Meta's engineering culture.
• –This aggressive $145B pivot toward automation sets a chilling precedent for workplace privacy and developer labor rights.