Data Protection Commission ‘surprised’ over X move to use user posts to train AI chatbot

X users are opted in to the new system by default but can choose to opt out in settings on the web-based app. File Picture: Yui Mok/PA

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has expressed “surprise” over social media company X’s decision to use user posts to train an AI chatbot.

Users of X, formerly Twitter, expressed outrage after discovering that the company had enabled a system where their posts could be used to train its Grok AI chatbot.