India Probes AI Chatbot Grok's Profane Responses

• The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) is investigating Grok, xAI's chatbot, for generating profanity-laden responses in Indian languages.
• Officials are trying to determine responsibility for these responses, whether it lies with the user, the creator of the LLM, or the intermediary (X/Twitter).
• No formal notice has been sent to X yet, but informal discussions are ongoing.
• The ministry is focusing on responses with profanity, while political opinions are not being acted upon.
• The issue raises questions about the legal status of LLMs and their liability under Indian law.

Source: Hindustan Times, The Hindu