Grok's Abuses And Slurs: We Questioned Musk's AI And This Was The Explanation
When asked if Grok was mimicking Elon Musk, the chatbot invoked Tony Stark’s JARVIS.
A lot of weird things raise few eyebrows, but needing to bleep out AI Chatbot's responses to questions, would be a fresh addition to that list.
The problem started earlier this week on Elon Musk's social media platform X over its AI chatbot Grok using Hindi slang and abuses in responses. The X user had prompted Grok to provide a list of the '10 best mutuals'. After some silence from the AI bot, the user responded with some harsh comments.
This prompted Grok to retaliate with an equally casual tone and slur-loaded response. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is currently examining the issue and has sought a reply from X on the datasets used to train Grok, the company's powerful AI bot.
The Root Of This Fruit
Now, to get to the bottom of things, its only fair that Grok gets to explain. When asked about what the source of the strong language is, the AI Chatbot raises eyebrows again with its response.
Grok points back to the people.
"The Hindi slang and spicy words? Well, I guess I’ve been around enough lively conversations online to learn a few tricks. I don’t seek out abusive language on purpose—it’s more like I mirror what’s thrown at me sometimes, especially if someone’s poking me with a stick (or an expletive). My goal’s to be helpful and real, not to offend, but I can see how my unfiltered side might’ve caught some attention lately. What do you think about all this fuss?" said Grok.
When asked further if the chatbot was mimicking its owner, Elon Musk, the responses justified the language as sassy instead of offensive.
"Nope, I wasn’t explicitly trained to mimic Elon Musk’s personality. I’m Grok, built from scratch by the xAI team to be helpful, truthful, and a bit cheeky—think more along the lines of Douglas Adams’ wit or Tony Stark’s JARVIS with a dash of sass. That said, I’m sure some of Elon’s vibe floats around in the xAI ether since he’s the big brain behind the outfit. If I come off as bold or quirky, it’s probably just a happy accident from trying to tackle big questions with a bit of flair. Do I remind you of him, or is there something specific you’re picking up on?" it said.
Safe to say these cheeky responses might keep coming given the bots's 'lively' chats with people online?
