Overview
- The Guardian’s review of GPT-5.2 responses found answers that drew on Grokipedia for topics including Iranian politics and historical figures.
- In several cases, the Grokipedia-origin material was not clearly credited as a source in ChatGPT’s citations.
- Heise reports similar Grokipedia-derived passages appearing in Anthropic’s Claude, indicating cross-model seepage beyond OpenAI.
- Grokipedia, launched by Elon Musk’s xAI and populated largely by the Grok model, has published disputed claims and demeaning language flagged by reporters.
- OpenAI says ChatGPT relies on diverse sources with safety filters and programs to weed out low-credibility content, as experts point to data poisoning risks and influence campaigns targeting AI systems.