TLDR:
- Elon Musk is using X posts to train his AI chatbot Grok.
- Users have the option to opt out of their content being used for training.
Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, has implemented a default setting where user posts and interactions can be used to train the AI chatbot Grok. Users have the option to opt out of this process, which captures content for training and fine-tuning Grok. The setting is available on the web platform and will soon be rolled out on mobile. Additionally, making accounts private can prevent users’ material from being fed to Grok.
Grok, similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, is part of AI startup xAI, which Musk owns. Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion in 2022 and has since made changes to the platform, including introducing a premium subscription tier. While Musk is optimistic about AI’s role in his business empire, including SpaceX, he also signed an open letter in 2023 warning of the risks of AI, calling for a pause on the development of more powerful systems.
Engineers from various tech companies also joined the coalition, expressing concerns about the rapid development of AI. Musk’s move to use X posts to train Grok highlights the intersection of social media and artificial intelligence, raising questions about privacy and consent in AI training.