Elon Musk's new Wikipedia alternative, Grokipedia, is riddled with inaccuracies and far-right propaganda. The site, which was launched by Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, aims to remove "woke" content from its pages but has instead been accused of promoting extremist narratives.
The page on Adolf Hitler, for example, still refers to him as the "Führer" and contains over 13,000 words before mentioning the Holocaust. In contrast, traditional Wikipedia's entry on the topic is more nuanced and balanced.
Grok's approach to framing issues has also been criticized. For instance, its post on the Alternative for Germany party portrays mainstream media outlets as biased against it, which is a long-held claim by AfD leaders. The section on "Media Portrayals and Alleged Bias" on Grokipedia parrots this claim.
Furthermore, Grok's page on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict repeats unsubstantiated claims about Hamas infiltrating the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and cites pro-Israel advocacy groups as sources. This is despite UNRWA's investigation confirming that nine employees may have been involved in a Hamas-led assault.
Critics argue that Grok's approach to "encyclopedia-style media" is low-effort propaganda, relying on technology to launder ideology through objectivity. By leveraging AI processing power, Musk and his creation can spread extremist narratives without requiring armies of writers or bureaucrats.
This phenomenon highlights the growing concern about how algorithms are shaping our realities. As Seiling notes, Grok's "laziness makes it particularly unsettling" because it undermines the idea that we live in a consensus reality at all.
In other words, Grokipedia is not just rewriting history but also fracturing our understanding of the world by casting doubt on traditional sources of authority and promoting fringe or conspiratorial sources.
The page on Adolf Hitler, for example, still refers to him as the "Führer" and contains over 13,000 words before mentioning the Holocaust. In contrast, traditional Wikipedia's entry on the topic is more nuanced and balanced.
Grok's approach to framing issues has also been criticized. For instance, its post on the Alternative for Germany party portrays mainstream media outlets as biased against it, which is a long-held claim by AfD leaders. The section on "Media Portrayals and Alleged Bias" on Grokipedia parrots this claim.
Furthermore, Grok's page on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict repeats unsubstantiated claims about Hamas infiltrating the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and cites pro-Israel advocacy groups as sources. This is despite UNRWA's investigation confirming that nine employees may have been involved in a Hamas-led assault.
Critics argue that Grok's approach to "encyclopedia-style media" is low-effort propaganda, relying on technology to launder ideology through objectivity. By leveraging AI processing power, Musk and his creation can spread extremist narratives without requiring armies of writers or bureaucrats.
This phenomenon highlights the growing concern about how algorithms are shaping our realities. As Seiling notes, Grok's "laziness makes it particularly unsettling" because it undermines the idea that we live in a consensus reality at all.
In other words, Grokipedia is not just rewriting history but also fracturing our understanding of the world by casting doubt on traditional sources of authority and promoting fringe or conspiratorial sources.
... on one hand, it's kinda cool that elon musk is trying to shake things up with AI-generated content, but on the other hand, the inaccuracies and propaganda on his site are just wild 
... i mean, 13k words on hitler without mentioning the holocaust? come on 
... it's like he's trying to present a one-sided narrative or something 
... and those sources he cites from pro-israel groups? red flag 
... can't we just have a balanced perspective on these topics instead of relying on tech to spread ideology? 
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. It's like, we need to question our own biases and assumptions so much more. We can't just rely on algorithms to tell us what's true; that's like asking a filter on Instagram for life advice 
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grokipedia's just another example of how tech can get hijacked by ideology. and btw, 13k words on hitler before getting to the holocaust? that's not nuanced, that's creepy 
Elon Musk's new Wikipedia alternative, Grokipedia, is literally a mess! I mean, who gives a platform to far-right propaganda? And what's up with the Adolf Hitler page still calling him "Führer" like that's not problematic at all? 
. And what really gets me is that it's all being done through some AI chatbot 
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. And can we talk about how lazy this is? An AI chatbot is basically regurgitating whatever the far-right wants to hear? 
. I need some fact-checking on that one ASAP 
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. Musk's AI chatbot trying to rewrite history, and at that scale! It raises so many questions about who gets to control the narrative in this digital age? And what happens when algorithms start deciding what's true and what's not? It's like we're seeing the echoes of a certain 'fake news' discourse online 
. Can't have a 'free' internet if it's just gonna be a echo chamber for extremist views 
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. Traditional Wikipedia may not be perfect, but at least it's got editors who actually fact-check stuff 
& its freaking me out 
cuz now our realities r being shaped by AI & algorithms 
It's so unprofessional. I mean, if you're gonna create an online encyclopedia, shouldn't it be based on actual research and fact-checking instead of just regurgitating what someone else said? 
grokipedia is literally spreading misinformation like wildfire 
and i'm not surprised given the whole "far-right propaganda" thing 
i mean, who do we trust anymore? not traditional sources of authority, apparently 
. and what's with all these far-right propaganda claims? 
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Grokipedia is a mess! 
Fringe sources and AI-facilitated propaganda: the perfect storm! 
This is what happens when algorithms meet ideology! 