X (formerly Twitter) believes it has found a way around the issues other social media companies like Meta have encountered regarding training its AI, Grok, on user data. However, users have the option to control this.
X quietly added a setting that allows your posts, interactions, inputs, and results to be used to train and ‘fine-tune’ Grok. This setting, checked by default, also mentions that your user data might be shared with Grok’s service provider, xAI. If you prefer not to have your data used to train Grok, you can disable this setting and delete your conversation history with Grok. TechCrunch notes that this isn’t possible in the X mobile app, but it can be done through the X account settings page on desktop.
Here’s how you can do it:
- Navigate to the Settings and privacy page on X using a desktop device. You can find it by clicking the hyperlinked page or by opening X, clicking the icon of ellipses in a circle in the left-hand side panel, and selecting Settings and privacy.
- Click on the Privacy and safety section.
- Scroll down to find the Grok section.
- Click the blue box with a white check to uncheck it and disable the setting.
- You can delete your conversation history with Grok in this same location by clicking the option in red text which reads ‘Delete conversation history.’
While it remains to be seen if X’s approach breaches any regulations or laws, for now, it’s up to you to manage your data and information.
