ChatGPT has started quoting Musk's Grokipedia

The latest ChatGPT model has started using Grokipedia, an AI-powered online encyclopaedia created by Elon Musk's company xAI. This was reported by The Guardian based on the results of its own tests.

During testing, the GPT-5.2 version repeatedly referred to Grokipedia in its answers to questions about Iran's political and economic systems, as well as in materials related to Holocaust denial. In some cases, the wording from Grokipedia was harsher or less verified than the corresponding information on Wikipedia.

At the same time, ChatGPT did not use direct references to Grokipedia on topics where errors in this AI encyclopaedia had been previously identified. Despite this, its data was still integrated into the answers — primarily on highly specialised or little-known issues that rarely come into the focus of public discussion.

OpenAI explained that the ChatGPT web search system works on the basis of a wide range of open sources and applies security filters to minimise the risk of spreading false or harmful information. The company also emphasised that users are shown the sources used in forming the answers.

Disinformation experts warn that when artificial intelligence quotes Grokipedia, users may automatically perceive it as a reliable source, even if the published data is questionable. In response, xAI stated that it is traditional media that often disseminates inaccurate or distorted information.

What is known about Grokipedia:
Grokipedia is an online encyclopaedia whose content is entirely generated by artificial intelligence. Users can submit requests for corrections, but they cannot edit articles themselves, as they can on Wikipedia.

Elon Musk announced the creation of his own AI encyclopaedia on 6 October, presenting Grokipedia as a "massive improvement on Wikipedia." The idea is that the platform analyses open sources, identifies errors, lack of context or partial truths, and automatically corrects the material.

Grokipedia was officially launched on 27 October. Currently, the encyclopaedia has over 885,000 articles. At the same time, a number of media outlets — including Business Insider, NBC News, Wired and The Verge — have already pointed out factual errors, inaccurate statements and cases of plagiarism from Wikipedia in its materials.

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