You might not know that X (formerly Twitter) is using your posts to train its Grok AI model by default. An X user (h/t @EasyBakedOven) discovered a Data Sharing page for Grok in X’s settings, which is enabled by default. It states, “Allow your posts, interactions, inputs, and results with Grok to be used for training and fine-tuning,” with the setting already turned on.
What’s troubling is that under Elon Musk’s leadership, X has not sought user consent or informed users before enabling AI training on their posts. Furthermore, the option to disable AI training is not available in the X app; you need to use the web version of X to turn it off. Besides your posts, your chats and interactions with Grok AI can also be utilized for training the model.
On Grok’s help center page, it states, “To continuously improve your experience, we may utilize your X posts as well as your user interactions, inputs and results with Grok for training and fine-tuning purposes. This also means that when you interact with Grok, your interactions, inputs and results may be used to train and enhance the system’s performance.“
If you wish to disable AI training on your X posts, follow these steps.
Opt Out Grok AI Training on Your X Posts
Currently, you cannot disable AI training on your posts through the X app. You need to use the web version of X to turn off AI training. Here’s how to do it.
- Go to x.com (visit) in a web browser and sign in to your account.
- Go to x.com/settings/grok_settings and disable the checkbox. You are done.
- Alternatively, you can go to Settings and privacy > Privacy and safety > Grok and turn off AI training on your X posts.
Here’s how you can opt out of AI training on your X posts. Tech companies are increasingly leveraging user data to train their AI models, frequently without obtaining explicit consent. For instance, Meta recently disclosed that it has been using Instagram and Facebook photos for AI training, only informing users after the fact and making the opt-out process unnecessarily complicated.
Similarly, OpenAI trains its AI on private chats with ChatGPT, but fortunately, there is now an option to opt out of this AI training. Finally, if you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments below.
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