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Elon Musk’s AI-written encyclopedia publishes racist, transphobic, and self-flattering content.
Elon Musk’s AI-written encyclopedia publishes racist, transphobic, and self-flattering content.
A controversy from day one
Barely a week after launch, Grokipedia — Musk’s AI-generated encyclopedia — is facing widespread outrage over its content.
The project’s pitch
Created by his company xAI, Grokipedia was meant to rival Wikipedia with more than 885,000 articles written entirely by the chatbot Grok.
Copy-paste beginnings
Many entries are near-identical to Wikipedia pages, but on topics tied to Musk’s politics, the tone changes sharply.
Ideology over accuracy
Articles lean into right-wing talking points, attack mainstream media, and promote conspiracy theories.
Open hatred
Analyses show that Grokipedia misgenders transgender people, spreads racist pseudoscience, and downplays the Capitol riot.
Musk in glowing terms
Entries about Musk or his companies are notably longer, more flattering, and free of criticism or negative details.
Edited to please the boss
Reviewers found evidence that these pages were digitally altered to remove references to controversies or safety failures.
A “better” Wikipedia, according to Musk
He markets Grokipedia as fairer and freer than Wikipedia — in reality, it automates his personal worldview.
Verification without verification
Each page claims to be “verified by Grok,” but the process and sourcing are entirely opaque.
Built on the work of others
Much of the content still comes from Wikipedia under Creative Commons licenses — the same project Musk claims to outperform.
The takeaway
In trying to build a “truthful” encyclopedia, Musk has created one that reflects bias, misinformation, and his own image.
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