Grokipedia, Elon Musk's AI Encyclopedia, Faces Criticism for Favorable Portrayal of White Nationalists
Grokipedia, an AI-generated encyclopedia launched by Elon Musk's xAI, aims to purge propaganda from Wikipedia by providing fact-checked entries.
The site reportedly contains over 800,000 entries, each labeled as verified by Grok, xAI's language model.
However, analysis by The Guardian finds that many entries portray white nationalists and Holocaust deniers positively and with little critical scrutiny.
Profiles include figures such as Jared Taylor, Kevin MacDonald, Revilo P. Oliver, William Luther Pierce, and David Irving, alongside organizations like American Renaissance and the National Alliance, presented in favorable terms.
The entries frame eugenics and racial realism as scientific concepts, arguing for racial nationalism based on purported evolutionary biology and biology-based justifications.
Claims on the site suggest that ethnic homogeneity improves trust and reduces crime, while opponents are depicted as biased and evidence contradicting such claims is downplayed.
Critics, including Heidi Beirich of the Global Project on Hate and Extremism, accuse Grokipedia of spreading hateful disinformation and whitewashing extremist figures.
The Guardian also notes discrepancies between Grokipedia's entries and those on Wikipedia, highlighting misuse of a 2002 Rosenberg et al. study; the study's author has stated it does not support biological race concepts.
