Irish Watchdog to Probe Musk’s X Over Data Use for AI Tool Grok

Ireland’s data watchdog has launched an inquiry into Elon Musk’s social media platform X over the processing of European users’ posts for the purpose of training its AI model, Grok.

The probe will examine compliance with a range of key provisions of data rules, including the lawfulness of the processing, a statement from the Data Protection Commission said on Friday.

X did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The inquiry will likely add to tensions between the European Union and the US over the bloc’s regulations of technology companies. The EU’s AI Act, which include various ...