How to turn off Grok AI data sharing on X

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Key Takeaways

Twitter, now known as iX, has quietly turned the 'Share Data' option on accounts to default.
You can disable the sharing of your data with X's Grok AI by following the steps described below.
The setting is currently only accessible via the web, and not via iOS or Android mobile apps.

X — the social media platform formerly known as Twitter — has quietly changed the Data Sharing setting for all user accounts. While enabled, the setting allows your in-app data to be used to train the company's Grok AI.

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UX has not released an official statement about the change. Of course, that doesn't stop people on the internet from being cautious about reform and voicing concerns about the lack of transparency in the decision-making process.

The modification itself reads, “Allow your submissions and interactions, inputs, and results with Grok to be used for training and optimization,” and specifies that the results may be shared with the xAI service provider in the process.

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The method is straightforward, as long as you are using a Mac or PC

Thankfully, it's very easy to go to settings and disable data sharing, if you don't want it to be used to train Grok AI. To do so via the web, be sure to log in to your account and follow these steps:

Click on ellipsis button (three dots) on the left sidebar.
Click on Settings and privacy.
Click on Privacy and security within the settings menu.
Click on Grok.
Click on check mark turn the setting off.

Alternatively, you can quickly access the Data Sharing setting by following this direct link.

It should be noted that at this time, there does not appear to be an option to disable the setting through the mobile app on iOS or Android. Presumably, the option will be added in a future app update, but there's no word on when this might happen.