Elon Musk X updates privacy policy to allow third parties train AI on users data

New privacy policy does not indicate where users will go to toggle off data-sharing
An undated image of X (formerly Twitter) logo. — DepositPhotos
An undated image of X (formerly Twitter) logo. — DepositPhotos

Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) updated its privacy policy on Wednesday (October 16), indicating that it would soon allow third-party “collaborators” to train their AI models on X’s user data.

While the social media platform has been training its XAI's Grok AI chatbot on X user data, the company never indicated before that its data might also be used by third parties.

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X (formerly Twitter) new privacy policy

According to X, the new privacy policy will be effective from November 15. It has added a detailed paragraph in Section 3 of the updated Privacy Policy titled “Sharing Information” on how X user data can be used and how they could opt out. The new policy states;

“Depending on your settings, or if you decide to share your data, we may share or disclose your information with third parties. If you do not opt out, in some instances the recipients of the information may use it for their independent purposes in addition to those stated in X’s Privacy Policy, including, for example, to train their artificial intelligence models, whether generative or otherwise.”

The new privacy policy does not indicate where users would go to toggle off data-sharing.

To be noted, the “Privacy and safety” section in X’s settings allows users to turn on or off data-sharing with xAI’s Grok and other business partners.

Since the new privacy policy won’t be effective until November 15, X might later add an opt-out option.