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TechCrunch
2 days ago
- Business
- TechCrunch
X changes its terms to bar training of AI models using its content
Social network X has changed its developer agreement to prevent third parties from using the platform's content to train large language models. In an update on Wednesday, the company added a line under 'Reverse Engineering and other Restrictions,' a subsection of restrictions on use: 'You shall not and you shall not attempt to (or allow others to) […] use the X API or X Content to fine-tune or train a foundation or frontier model,' it reads. This change comes after Elon Musk's AI company xAI acquired X in March — understandably, xAI wouldn't want to give its competitors free access to the social platform's data without a sale agreement. In 2023, X changed its privacy policy to use public data on its site to train AI models. Last October, it made further changes to allow third parties to train their models. Reddit has also put in place safeguards against AI crawlers, and last month, The Browser Company added a similar clause to its AI-focused browser Dia's terms of use.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Moments after Trump applauds X as free speech haven, platform melts down in one of its worst outages yet
Right after Donald Trump praised X as a free speech app, it stopped working for many users. People couldn't post or see new updates. The app later said it was fixed, but this was the third major issue in a week. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads FAQs Just after Donald Trump called X a " free speech platform ", the app completely broke down. People using X said the app was only showing posts from 24 hours ago. Some users saw the login welcome screen, even if they were already logged in. Lots of people couldn't see their timelines or share any posts, according to problem began around 3:45 p.m. ET, and many users started reporting issues on Downdetector, a site that tracks app problems. At the peak, around 4:15 p.m., there were 25,000 outage reports from users around the world. X's own Developer Platform said it was a "site-wide outage" and that some parts of the API were not working. By 6:15 p.m., the number of complaints dropped, but hundreds of users were still having issues.X later said that "all systems are operational", meaning the app should be back to normal. The outage happened shortly after Elon Musk left his role as head of the fictional Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), at the White House, according to The Daily Beast a press conference, Trump praised Musk for his work and called him someone who has given "service to America without comparison". Trump also said Musk runs 'the largest free speech platform on the internet.' This wasn't the first time X went down recently. It was actually the third outage in just over a week, as per earlier outage happened on Monday because of a fire at a U.S. data center owned by X. Another outage last week was blamed by Musk on a "massive cyber attack". Since Musk bought X in 2022, crashes and tech problems have gone up a lot. This is partly because new tech workers at X were messing with the X API, which helps other software work with X, as per The Guardian that Musk left the White House, people might think he'd have more time to fix problems at his companies, like X. But Trump joked that "Elon's really not leaving", hinting he'll still be around in some way. No official reason has been given yet for what caused this huge crash on X, as per The Daily Beast reason is unclear, but it happened shortly after his praise and during ongoing tech this was the third major crash in a week, one happened because of a fire, and another was blamed on a cyberattack.
