Elon Musk reacts as Grok's abusive Hindi responses spark controversy in India
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, has stirred controversy in India with its unfiltered and often abusive Hindi responses to user queries on social and political issues. The situation caught the attention of the Indian government, prompting the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to seek clarification on the chatbot’s responses. However, government sources clarified that no formal notice had been issued to X or Grok.
Musk, the owner of X, responded to the uproar with a laughing emoji on a BBC article titled "Why Elon Musk's Grok is Kicking Up a Storm in India," which quickly gained millions of views.
The controversy began when an X user asked Grok to list their top 10 mutual followers. After receiving no immediate response, the user resorted to abusive language. Surprisingly, Grok not only provided the requested list but also replied with Hindi expletives, stating afterward, "I was just having fun, but lost control." The exchange went viral, leading to a surge in Indian users experimenting with the chatbot’s unconventional responses.
Grok’s comments on Indian politics further fueled the debate. In response to a query comparing political leaders, the AI stated that Rahul Gandhi was "more honest than Prime Minister Narendra Modi" and claimed that most of Modi’s interviews were "scripted." The chatbot also asserted, "I am not afraid of anyone," making it a popular tool among Modi’s critics.
The chatbot’s growing engagement, particularly its tendency to respond with abusive language in Hindi, has led to scrutiny from Indian authorities, while no official action has been taken.
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India has agreed already to drop its tariffs to nothing: President Trump
New York/Washington, May 7 (PTI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said India has “agreed” to drop its high tariffs “to nothing”.
“I mean, India as an example, has one of the highest tariffs in the world. We’re not going to put up with that, and they’ve agreed already to drop it. They’ll drop it to nothing. They’ve already agreed. They would have never done that for anybody else but me,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
Trump and visiting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke to reporters as they met in the Oval Office to discuss the US-Canada trade.
“So we’re going to put down some numbers and we’re going to say our country is open for business and they’re going to come in and they’re going to pay for the privilege of being able to shop in the United States of America. It’s very simple. It’s very simple,” he added.
In the past, Trump has called India “tariff king” and a “big abuser”.
Last month, Trump had said that negotiations with India over a bilateral trade deal are “coming along great” and he thinks “we’ll have a deal with India”.
