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Grok AI is using your X data for its training & here is how you stop it.

Grok AI is using your X data for its training & here is how you stop it.

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  • Grok – 2 an AI initiative of Elon Musk at X.ai is being trained on user data on X (formally Twitter) platform.
  • This training is helpful for the Grok platform but raising question about user privacy.

X fromarly known as twitter is actually set to using user data to train and improve their new AI chatbot Grok. By default, X is set to have permission to use user activities such as tweets, likes and even private messages for Grok’s training data. Which means your information is contributing to the developing of this AI tool and that too without your consent – Confirm by X.

This approach make it much more easier for the development and training of the AI tool but is raises questions about user’s data and personal choices. X did not leave that question unanswered, X now features a checkbox in the app’s settings that is checked by default, and this setting disclaimer also mentions that your user data might be shared with Grok’s service provider, xAI.

Here is how you can easily adjust the settings on X and stop the platform from using your personal data for AI model training.

How to switch off data sharing with Grok and X AI and Opt-out of Grok’s AI training on the web browser?

To ensure that your data is not being used by X for Grok AI’s fine tuning, al you have to do is:

  • Login to your X application in your web browser.
  • Click on the Setting and Privacy menu on the left sidebar and select Privacy and safety.
  • Now in the main window, scroll to Data sharing and personalization and click on Grok.Select Grok screenshot
  • Uncheck “Allow your posts as well as your interactions, inputs, and results with Grok to be used for training and fine-tuning.

uncheck data usage toggle

  • Additionally, you can click on delete conversation history to ensure no data is available to X for use.

How to Switch off data sharing with Grock X AI on Mobile App?

  • Open the X app on your mobile and tap the profile icon at the top left corner of your screen.
  • Go to Settings & Support > Settings and Privacy.settings and privacy menu in mobile
  • Tap Privacy and Safety and select Grock

Select grok on setting menu

  • Toggle off “Allow your posts as well as your interactions, inputs, and results with Grok to be used for training and fine-tuning.”

Toggle off data usage

Conclusion

The above feature was introduced by X to ensure user privacy and give control to X platform users about thir data usage and privacy rights. other social media platform like Meta might also be using your personal data to train their systems so its better to keep a close eye on your profile settign and keep track of how your data is being used by the platforms.

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