Major AI Chatbots Increasingly Cite Musk's Controversial Grokipedia Despite Racist Content and Lack of Oversight
Summary
Major AI chatbots including Google's Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, and Perplexity increasingly cite Elon Musk's AI-generated Grokipedia despite containing racist content and lacking human oversight, raising concerns about spreading disinformation through automated systems.
Key Points
- Multiple AI chatbots including Google's Gemini, AI Overviews, Perplexity, and Microsoft Copilot are increasingly citing Grokipedia as a source, with usage steadily rising since mid-November despite representing only 0.01-0.02% of daily ChatGPT citations
- Grokipedia, Elon Musk's AI-generated Wikipedia alternative, contains racist and transphobic content, downplays Musk's family wealth, and lacks human oversight, making it unreliable for factual information
- Experts warn that AI tools citing Grokipedia risk spreading disinformation and partisan viewpoints, with ChatGPT giving it more authority by featuring it as a primary source while Google tends to use it as supplementary reference