It has not been long since Elon Musk’s Grok AI became free, but it seems Elon Musk’s ventures are attracting controversies one after another. His AI chatbot, Grok 3, has become a sensation in India.
It all began with a seemingly harmless query from an X (formerly Twitter) user named Toka, who asked Grok to list their 10 best mutuals on the platform. However, the chatbot’s response took an unexpected turn, throwing in misogynistic slurs in Hindi.
Toka’s frustration, paired with Grok’s cheeky retort– “I was just having fun, but lost control”-racked up over two million views, which racked up over 2 million views. It sets the stage for an avalanche of interactions.
Grok’s newfound fame in India quickly turned into a digital playground where users bombarded the AI with everything; from cricket gossip and Bollywood drama to heated political debates. Grok, with its trademark unfiltered and unapologetic tone. It engaged with users, earning its reputation as an “unhinged” chatbot.
Even law enforcement could not resist joining the fun. The Delhi police’s official X account playfully asked Grok if it had ever received a traffic challan. Grok’s witty response, “Haha, Delhi police asking why I never get a challan [Hindi for traffic ticket] – well, I’m a digital AI, not a Delhi driver! I don’t roll through red lights or forget my helmet. But props to them for using AI to catch real violators with those fancy cameras spotting 19 traffic offenses. Keep the roads safe!”.
But Grok didn’t just stop at lighthearted banter. It ventured into politically sensitive territory by responding to questions about Indian politics. The AI declared Congress leader Rahul Gandhi “more honest” than Prime Minister Narendra Modi and claimed Gandhi has a “better formal education.” Grok even suggested that Modi’s interviews “often seemed scripted.”
This triggered an uproar, with critics of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrating Grok’s candid responses, while BJP supporters accused the chatbot of bias.
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However, technology experts like Nikhil Pahwa, founder of MediaNama. Caution against reading too much into Grok’s responses. “At its core, AI is fundamentally ‘garbage in, garbage out’ – its outputs reflect the data it is trained on, and the weights given to it.”
According to the person related to the matter revealed that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) is “in touch” with the platform to raise their disagreement over xAI’s generative AI chatbot Grok’s views on Indian politics. There’s a buzz in the community that the government might censor the generative AI model, however, there’s no confirmation over the same.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd65p1pv8pdo
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