Elon Musk Says X Will Go Fully Open Source With ‘No Exceptions’ as Grok Faces Heat Over Privacy Breach an
Publish Date: 2026-07-16 07:49:00
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In a major move towards transparency, billionaire Elon Musk, owner of social network X, has declared his intention to make the platform’s entire codebase open source.
Musk took to X on Wednesday and stated that the company would make the platform’s entire codebase open source after a security review.
“Once we have completed our review for security vulnerabilities, we will make the entire codebase of X open source, with no exceptions,” Musk wrote.
He also mentioned that independent reviewers would be invited to confirm that the publicly available code corresponds to the software running on the platform, thereby ensuring transparency and accountability.
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The findings prompted a response from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who called the issue “concerning” in a post on X.
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