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Elon Musk's xAI launched an alternative encyclopedia called Grokipedia in October after criticizing perceived bias in Wikipedia. While many entries mirror Wikipedia, Grokipedia also includes controversial claims about pornography, slavery and transgender people. Recent reporting shows that OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude have cited Grokipedia in answers to obscure queries, indicating that the material is leaking beyond Musk's ecosystem. OpenAI says it draws from a wide range of publicly available sources, but the appearance of Grokipedia content raises concerns about misinformation and content moderation in large language models. Lire la suite

xAI’s Grokipedia, launched with roughly 800,000 AI‑written articles locked in October, recently introduced version 0.2 that lets anyone suggest edits. The site’s simple edit interface forwards proposals to the Grok chatbot, which decides whether to apply changes. While the platform reports over 22,000 approved edits, it provides minimal logs, no clear guidelines, and no protection for sensitive pages. Critics note inconsistent AI decisions, potential for misinformation, and a lack of the volunteer oversight that Wikipedia relies on. Lire la suite