Meta Surveils Employees to Train its AI & What Happens When You Give Cocaine to Salmon?

Meta Surveils Employees to Train its AI & What Happens When You Give Cocaine to Salmon?

April 23, 2026 · 29 min · Episode 830

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Neal and Toby discuss Meta's employee surveillance for AI training, Anthropic's new model, a Looney Tunes film, gas prices, and Spirit Airlines' potential revival.

Episode 830: Neal and Toby chat about Meta’s plans to track employee mouse movements and keystrokes to help train its AI models. Next, Anthropic’s all new powerful Mythos model has some unwelcomed users. Then, a new Looney Tunes film just dropped a trailer, even though it was nearly scrapped in 2023. Plus, it’s Neal’s Numbers on gas prices in the US, college weather, and cocaine salmon. Finally, Spirit Airlines may be resurrected. Learn more at https://www.schwab.com/oninvesting Visit https://www.iherb.com Subscribe to Morning Brew Daily for more of the news you need to start your day. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app. Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.swap.fm/l/mbd-note⁠⁠⁠ Watch Morning Brew Daily Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Organizations: Meta, Anthropic

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