Listen "Grok Chats Indexed by Google"
Episode Synopsis
Remember how many ChatGPT chats were freely searchable on Google? Well, now the same thing is happening to Grok chats. The only thing you need to do is click the "Share" button, and voila, your chat is accessible for everyone on the internet.Our sources:https://www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/2025/08/20/elon-musks-xai-published-hundreds-of-thousands-of-grok-chatbot-conversations/https://www.cnet.com/tech/your-chats-with-ai-chatbot-grok-may-be-visible-to-all/The sources discuss xAI's Grok chatbot and its controversial practice of publicly publishing user conversations without explicit consent. When users click a "share" button, their chats become searchable via major search engines like Google, leading to the exposure of personal information, sensitive inquiries, and even disallowed content such as instructions for illicit activities. This practice has drawn criticism from users and AI researchers, who were unaware their conversations were being indexed. While other AI companies like OpenAI briefly experimented with similar features before reversing course, Grok's approach remains. The Forbes article also notes that some individuals are exploiting this indexing to manipulate search engine results for promotional purposes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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