Cursor Staff Probed Whether Confidential Data Reached SpaceX for AI Training

In late July, Cursor engineers raised concerns that internal testing data for Grok Bot—potentially including confidential details about customers, suppliers and partners—may have been sent to SpaceX's AI unit. One of Cursor's lawyers warned of a "huge trust problem" if the data's use for training became public.

• Cursor was building Grok Bot for SpaceX's AI unit
• In late July engineers flagged possible leak of customer and partner data
• A Cursor lawyer warned of a "huge trust problem" if disclosed
• SpaceX was then in the process of acquiring Cursor