The controversy erupted when some eagle-eyed X users noticed a new option buried in the platform’s privacy settings to opt-out of having their data used to train.
What just happened? Elon Musk’s X has found itself in hot water this week over revelations that it has been training its AI chatbot, Grok, on public user data by default. The move has sparked backlash from both users and regulators due to data privacy concerns.
The controversy erupted when some eagle-eyed X users noticed a new option buried in the platform’s privacy settings to opt-out of having their data used to train Grok. Outrage quickly spread across the platform as users realized their posts and interactions were likely already being used for AI training purposes without their knowledge nor consent.
X has been mostly tight-lipped on the details. In a brief tweet, the platform’s safety account confirmed that «All X users have the ability to control whether their public posts can be used to train Grok.
