India's IT ministry probes Elon Musk's X over AI chatbot Grok's abusive language

 The Ministry of Information and Technology has met with Elon Musk-owned social media giant X over its AI chatbot Grok. The ministry raised concern about the usage of Hindi slang terms and abusive language in Grok. The officials stated that they are probing the matter and collaborating with the platform to learn why such language is being used. Ministry of Information Technology sources have stated that they are engaging actively with X to determine why Grok is receiving objectionable responses in Hindi.

Authorities will scrutinize the chatbot's behavior

"We have been in contact, we are speaking to them to determine why this is occurring and what problems there are," a source confirmed. They are negotiating with us. The authorities will scrutinize the chatbot's behavior and the process behind its content generation closely. Users stunned by abuse and abuse. Grok, an AI bot created by Elon Musk's xAI, has left users shocked recently with abusive and abusive Hindi responses. The news came to the fore when a user on X requested a list of the '10 best mutuals'. Grok remained quiet initially, but when users commented strongly, the AI replied in the same manner, using uncensored language. The exchange was soon trending on social media, with a heated debate on the ethics of AI and the importance of more rigorous content moderation. Netizens were shocked at how the chatbot used hate speech so nonchalantly, wondering if AI was supposed to be so unpredictable.

Grok came out in 2023

Unlike the more formal AI models with strict moderation rules, Grok has a relaxed filter. Released in November 2023 after Musk took over X, Grok has been positioned as an AI with a personality. It is meant to pull information from the real-time data of X and the wider Internet, which means it is more attuned to what is happening now and how people are interacting.

Grok-3, the latest version of the chatbot, is trained on publicly available data, which indicates the dynamic nature of discussions on X. This approach has made Grok more human but poses issues with uncontrolled AI behavior.

What did the experts say?

AI specialists propose that the answers of an AI model are decided by its creators and training data. If Grok shows a raw, unfiltered tone, it's likely because of certain parameters chosen by xAI engineers. Since X is famous for his blunt and sometimes provocative conversations, it's not surprising that Grok has taken on a similar casual tone.

While the IT ministry goes deeper in its inquiry, debate around the moderation and proper use of AI will increase. The findings from this investigation can set the level at which users are handled by AI-powered chatbots, particularly in India's country.