Elon Musk’s X was already using your data to train its own artificial intelligence. Soon, it’ll let other companies do the same.
Starting Nov. 15, the social media site formerly known as Twitter will share user data — including posts, likes, bookmarks and reposts — with third-party platforms that may use the information to train AI models.
The company updated its privacy policy on Wednesday to detail the changes. When the policy takes effect, users are automatically opted in until they opt out.
“Depending on your settings, or if you decide to share your data, we may share or disclose your information with third parties,” the updated policy reads.
“If you do not opt out, in some instances the recipients of the information may use it for their own independent purposes in addition to those stated in X’s Privacy Policy, including, for example, to train their artificial intelligence models, whether generative or …