Elon Musk's Grokipedia cites a neo-Nazi website 42 times, researchers say
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- Elon Musk's Grokipedia cites neo-Nazi website Stormfront 42 times and other unreliable or hate-filled sources, according to Cornell researchers.
- Grokipedia cites Infowars 34 times and white nationalist website VDare 107 times, sources Wikipedia deems unreliable.
- Unlike Wikipedia, Grokipedia centralizes editing with Musk's xAI, using AI chatbot Grok for review, lacking transparency.
- Grokipedia articles often use euphemisms and are longer than Wikipedia's, with sources like Stormfront cited for white nationalist content.
- Musk has a history of promoting antisemitic and racist theories, and his platform X has become a hub for neo-Nazi influencers.
- Grokipedia repurposes Wikipedia content but rewrites topics with AI, aiming to de-emphasize traditional news media as sources.
- Cornell researchers found 5.5% of Grokipedia articles cite sources blacklisted by Wikipedia, including Infowars and VDare.
- Grokipedia cites its own AI chatbot conversations as sources, raising questions about accuracy and reliability.