Ireland´s Data Protection Commission (DPC), representing the European Union, has initiated an inquiry into the usage of personal data by Elon Musk´s social media platform X. This data is allegedly being utilized to train X´s Artificial Intelligence chatbot, Grok. The DPC is investigating the processing of personal data, specifically focusing on the posts available on the X platform which are publicly accessible across the EU.
The investigation aims to determine whether the handling of this personal data complies with the legal framework, especially concerning the training of Grok´s Large Language Models (LLMs). Last year, the DPC initiated a court case against X for violating data privacy laws, arguing that the platform´s usage of EU users´ public posts for Artificial Intelligence training breached rights and regulations. As X headquarters are in Ireland, the DPC is the primary authority overseeing its activities in Europe.
After X initially agreed to halt using this data, prompting the DPC to withdraw its case, developments in the platform´s Artificial Intelligence models have continued. The investigation now focuses on X´s adherence to the EU´s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), ensuring data processing´s lawfulness and transparency. The DPC´s move underscores the ongoing concern over privacy and data protection in Artificial Intelligence advancements.
