DPI opens GDPR investigation into xAI's Grok AI data training
11/04/2025 | Data Protection Commission
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced that it has launched an investigation into the processing of personal data of EU/EEA users contained within publicly accessible posts on the social media platform X, which are being used for the purposes of training generative artificial intelligence models, such as xAI's Grok. The DPC investigation will address a range of EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance areas, including the lawfulness and transparency of the processing.
In a related post, a legal analysis by Pinsent Masons highlights that the DPC's investigation acts as a "crucial reminder for companies" deploying AI tools to "remain vigilant" about adhering to their GDPR compliance obligations.
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