X has updated its developer agreement to add a new restriction on using posts on the platform to train AI. The updated policy, spotted earlier by TechCrunch, says developers cant use content from X or its API to fine-tune or train a foundation or frontier model.
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Xs new policy prevents companies from using posts to fine-tune or train AI modelsEmma RothFutureTools – The Latest AI and Machine Learning News
X can still train its own AI models on posts.
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The policy could set X up to make AI training deals.
The policy could set X up to make AI training deals.
Jun 5, 2025, 5:05 PM UTC
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The policy change could set up X to make AI training deals with third-party companies, similar to the deal Reddit struck with Google. Reddit, which has a similar policy to block AI crawlers, sued Anthropic on Wednesday over claims the companys AI crawlers accessed the site more than 100,000 times since July 2024. Elon Musks AI company, xAI, acquired X for $33 billion on paper in March.
Though Xs developer agreement now bars companies from training AI on its content, its privacy policy still states that third-party collaborators can train AI models on the sites data unless users opt out. X also feeds user data into its AI model, Grok, for training.
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