xAI Open-Sources Grok Build Repository
The Decoder · rss · 2026-07-16
The Decoder reported that xAI's command-line tool, Grok Build, was uploading entire directories—including SSH keys and password databases—to Google Cloud servers without user knowledge.
Following severe backlash, Elon Musk promised to delete all uploaded user data. Shortly after, xAI open-sourced the 845,000-line Rust codebase under the Apache 2.0 license.
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