"Musk first announced the project in late September on his social media platform X, saying it would be "a massive improvement over Wikipedia," and "a necessary step towards the xAI goal of understanding the Universe." Musk said last week that he had delayed the launch of Grokipedia because his team needed "to do more work to purge out the propaganda.""
"When we finally got access to it, WIRED found that the online encyclopedia contained lengthy entries generated by AI. While many of the pages WIRED saw on launch day appeared fairly similar to Wikipedia in terms of tone and content, a number of notable Grokipedia entries denounced the mainstream media, highlighted conservative viewpoints, and sometimes perpetuated historical inaccuracies. The Grokipedia entry about the slavery of African Americans in the US includes a section outlining numerous " ideological justifications " made for slavery."
Grokipedia launched Monday as an AI-generated alternative to Wikipedia, presented as a major improvement and a step toward xAI's goal of understanding the universe. The launch was delayed to allow more work to 'purge out the propaganda,' and some users experienced blocked access on rollout. The site contains lengthy AI-generated entries; many resemble Wikipedia in tone and content, while others denounce mainstream media, emphasize conservative viewpoints, and present historical inaccuracies. Examples include a slavery entry that highlights ideological justifications and criticizes The 1619 Project, and a missing 'gay marriage' entry with a misleading 'gay pornography' suggestion.
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