According to X and reporters
- There is an opt-out toggle for Grok. The Verge reported on July 26, 2024 that X added a checkbox to opt out of using posts and interactions as training data for the Grok chatbot.
- Public posts covered by default. Ars Technica's July 2024 reporting: the setting was enabled by default at launch.
- Setting location. PCMag's Mar 12, 2026 guide places the control at Settings > Privacy and Safety > Data Sharing and Personalization > Grok. Paths change — check X's current help center.
- xAI's own description. xAI's Consumer FAQs (dated May 12, 2025) documents the company's stated policies for consumer Grok users.
How CoolApp is built
- Place, not prose — posts are photos anchored to a real location, not text a language model can tokenize.
- No AI training pipeline in CoolApp's terms.
- Emoji reactions only — no comment threads for a language model to feed on.
Sources
- About Grok (X Help Center)
- xAI Consumer FAQs (May 12, 2025)
- Here's how to stop X from using your posts to train its AI (The Verge, Jul 26, 2024)
- X is training Grok AI on your data (Ars Technica, Jul 2024)
- Your Tweets Are Used to Train Grok (PCMag, updated Mar 12, 2026)
Reflects publicly reported information as of July 2026. X and xAI settings change frequently — verify the current opt-out path in the X app or web settings. This page is maintained by CoolApp and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or reviewed by X Corp. or xAI.