"Elon Musk has launched an online encyclopedia named Grokipedia that he said relied on artificial intelligence and would align more with his rightwing views than Wikipedia, though many of its articles say they are based on Wikipedia itself. Calling an AI encyclopedia super important for civilization, Musk had been planning the Wikipedia rival for at least a month. Grokipedia does not have human authors, unlike Wikipedia, which is written and edited by volunteers in a transparent process."
"Musk has frequently attacked Wikipedia for citing reporting by the New York Times and NPR, and regularly lambasts what he calls the mainstream media in an effort to encourage people to rely on X, formerly Twitter, the social media site he owns and which he has programmed to encourage the domination of conservative and far-right voices, including his own. Grokipedia's entries appear to hew closely to conservative talking points."
Elon Musk launched Grokipedia, an online encyclopedia he says relies on artificial intelligence and aligns with rightwing views. Many Grokipedia articles state they are based on Wikipedia, but Grokipedia lacks human authors and traditional volunteer editing and transparency. Grokipedia claims entries are fact-checked by Grok, Musk's AI chatbot. Musk attributed the idea to David Sacks. Grokipedia entries often reflect conservative talking points and have been criticized for inaccuracies. An entry on the January 6 insurrection cites claims of voting irregularities while downplaying Trump's role. Journalists have accused Grokipedia of spreading false claims, including a disputed link between pornography and the AIDS epidemic.
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