Ireland Probes X’s Use of User Data for AI Training: What You Need to Know

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, raising concerns about the use of European user data to train its generative AI model, Grok. The probe centers on whether X uses publicly accessible posts from users in Europe for AI training without proper legal justification under GDPR regulations. This move highlights the growing scrutiny around how tech giants handle user data for AI development.