Tim Bray on Grokipedia
6 months ago
- #Grokipedia
- #LLM
- #Wikipedia
- Tim Bray's Grokipedia entry is over seven thousand words, much longer than his Wikipedia article.
- The Grokipedia entry is overly complete, covering every phase of Bray's life in exhaustive detail.
- Every paragraph in the Grokipedia entry contains significant errors, some obvious and some subtle.
- The writing style is flat and semi-academic, typical of LLM-generated content.
- References in Grokipedia are URLs, some of which do not support the text they are cited for.
- Grokipedia aims to counter Wikipedia's alleged 'woke' bias, presenting counterarguments to progressive positions.
- Examples include entries on Tim Bray's FTC work, Greta Thunberg, and J.D. Vance, all with a right-leaning slant.
- Citations often link to right-wing think-tanks or articles supporting the counterarguments.
- Grokipedia's current version (0.1) does not serve well for quick facts or deep dives, unlike Wikipedia.
- The takeaway is that Grokipedia is an LLM-edited encyclopedia with sketchy citations and a bias against progressive arguments.