"Entries in Elon Musk's new online encyclopedia variously promote white nationalist talking points, praise neo-Nazis and other far-right figures, promote racist ideologies and white supremacist regimes, and attempt to revive concepts and approaches historically associated with scientific racism, a Guardian analysis has found."
"The tech billionaire and Donald Trump ally recently launched xAI's AI-generated Grokipedia with a promise that it would purge out the propaganda he claims infests Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that Musk has often attacked but that has long been a key feature of the internet. Grokipedia, now with more than 800,000 entries, is generated and, according to a note on each entry, factchecked by Grok, xAI's large language AI model."
"'Intellectualizing white preservation' Many of the encyclopedia's entries on prominent white nationalists, antisemites and holocaust deniers appear to be written to portray them in a positive light while casting doubt on the credibility of their critics. The encyclopedia praises the prominent white nationalist and American Renaissance founder Jared Taylor for his pivotal role in intellectualizing white preservation by advocating for a fact-based, non-violent approach to white identity politics, with which he has fostered a legacy of measured dissent that avoided the pitfalls of extremism. The entry offers no critical examination of Taylor's beliefs, instead casting doubt on the credibility of his critics. Of the Southern Poverty Law Center's (SPLC's) designation of Taylor as a white nationalist, Grokipedia says this illegitimately frames Taylor's American Renaissance publication as a vehicle for repackaging eugenics-era ideas under the guise of race realism', equating empirical discussions of group disparities with advocacy for racial hierarchy. The entry also claims"
Grokipedia is an AI-generated online encyclopedia launched by Elon Musk's xAI and contains more than 800,000 entries. Each entry is generated and, according to notes on entries, factchecked by Grok, xAI's large language AI model. Numerous entries promote white nationalist talking points, praise neo-Nazis and other far-right figures, and advance racist ideologies and white supremacist regimes. Several entries portray prominent extremists positively and cast doubt on the credibility of their critics. One entry frames Jared Taylor as central to 'intellectualizing white preservation', endorsing a purportedly fact-based, non-violent approach while dismissing SPLC designations as illegitimate. xAI replied 'Legacy Media Lies' when contacted for comment.
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