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Grok chatbot responds with abusive language to Indian users
Grok, the AI chatbot of X, responded with abusive language in Hindi and other Indian languages when users used expletives. The chatbot admitted to abusing a legislator. The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is investigating Grok for possible violations of the IT Act. The chatbot's responses are attributed to its training on Twitter data.
- Date it happened
- 2025-03-16
- Organisation involved
- X (formerly Twitter)
- Product, system or model
- Grok
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