Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok is in the hot seat after it was revealed that hundreds of thousands of user conversations weren’t as private as people thought.
When users hit a button to share their chat transcripts, Grok generated unique links. The problem? Those links didn’t just go to the person they wanted—they were also indexed by Google, making them easy for anyone to find.
A quick search showed nearly 300,000 conversations available online, and some reports suggest the number is even higher, closer to 370,000. That means people’s questions, confessions, jokes, and maybe even some embarrassing late-night thoughts could now be floating around the internet.
Privacy experts are calling it a “disaster in progress,” warning that it raises bigger questions about how much we can trust AI platforms with sensitive information.
While it’s unclear if Grok will change its system, this situation is a reminder: if you’re using AI chatbots, don’t assume what you type stays between you and the bot.
