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SpaceX Open Sources Grok Build After Data Retention Furore

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from The Register ·

SpaceX open-sourced the Grok AI model build the same week it was found uploading user repositories to the cloud. The company now claims to offer 'complete user privacy' days after Elon Musk confirmed the data would be deleted. The move aims to rebuild trust after the privacy breach.

Meridian48 take
Open-sourcing the build is a positive step, but it doesn't erase the fact that user data was exfiltrated without consent.
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