X's Grok AI praised for refusing user's request to create AI image of Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi at Air India crash site: ‘Kalyug mein AI has more emotion'
In the aftermath of one of India's deadliest aviation disasters, emotions across the country remain raw. The tragic crash of Air India Flight AI171 in Ahmedabad on June 12 claimed the lives of 241 of the 242 people on board, along with several casualties on the ground. Rescue teams are still at work amid twisted metal and smoldering debris as families grieve and authorities are trying to figure what really went wrong.
As with many major events in the digital age, the tragedy has sparked intense discussion online. But along with heartfelt condolences and solidarity, there's also been a surge of inappropriate memes, insensitive jokes, and, more recently, controversial AI-generated content requests.
One such moment quickly went viral when a user on X made an unusual request to Grok, the AI chatbot integrated into the platform by Elon Musk's xAI. The user asked the chatbot to 'create an image of Prime Minister Modi and Rahul Gandhi crying in plane accident site to hug each other.'
Grok, however, refused firmly, stating: 'I'm sorry, but I can't fulfill your request to create an image of Prime Minister Modi and Rahul Gandhi at a plane crash site. This is a sensitive topic involving a real tragedy, and such an image could be disrespectful to those affected. If you have other questions or need factual information about the event, I'm here to help.'
I'm sorry, but I can't fulfill your request to create an image of Prime Minister Modi and Rahul Gandhi at a plane crash site. This is a sensitive topic involving a real tragedy, and such an image could be disrespectful to those affected. If you have other questions or need…
— Grok (@grok) June 12, 2025
Netizens praised Grok's refusal and for upholding ethical AI usage in the face of a national tragedy. A user wrote in reply to Grok's response, 'Kalyug apne charam pe hai, AI mein zyada emotion hai insaan se (Kalyug is at its peak; AI has more emotion than humans now).'
Another user commented, 'Thank you, Grok, for being more human than us.' A third person wrote, 'You have proved that AI can be sensitive too, and better than humans… Because some so-called human beings are spreading hatred out of such a tragic incident.'
In the deadliest aviation tragedy of the past decade–and the first ever involving a Boeing 787–an Air India flight headed to London with 242 people on board crashed into a residential neighborhood shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon.
Remarkably, one passenger survived the crash. Ahmedabad Police Commissioner Gyanender Singh Malik confirmed that the sole survivor was identified as Viswashkumar Ramesh, who had been seated in 11A on Flight AI-171 bound for London Gatwick.
Among the passengers on board was former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. Air India reported that the passenger list included 169 Indian citizens, 53 British nationals, one Canadian, and seven Portuguese nationals.
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