‘Mouse Jiggler’ Workers Getting Fired 🍭

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• McDonald’s AI Drive-Thru Testing Stops

• European Regulators Ruining Meta’s AI

• ‘Mouse Jiggler’ Workers Getting Fired

• Everything Else You Need To Know

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McDonald’s Stops Testing AI For Drive-Thru Orders

McDonald’s is ending its AI drive-thru ordering partnership with IBM by July 26, 2024.

This affects over 100 restaurants where the AI chatbot system was being tested since 2021. However, McDonald’s remains confident in the future of AI for drive-thru ordering and is exploring other partnerships, including a potential deal with Google.

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European Regulators Are Ruining Meta’s AI

The Ireland Data Protection Commission [DPC] requested a delay in training Meta’s large language models on public content from Facebook and Instagram.

Of course, Meta was disappointment, arguing that European regulators are hindering its ability to offer a competitive AI product , but he pause follows complaints from advocacy group NOYB about Meta’s data collection practices.

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Remote Workers Fired For Using ‘Mouse-Movers’

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Will i get caught for using a mouse jiggler is the question we all want answers to. The answer is maybe so therefore there’s a risk. The ... See more

Wells Fargo recently fired over a dozen employees for using "mouse-mover" technology to fake productivity.

During the pandemic, these devices and apps became popular to stimulate computer activity and combat micromanaging employer monitoring systems.

The terminated employees were part of Wells Fargo's wealth and investment management unit.

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