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1. thsNam+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-10-27 22:38:40
I suggest that anyone interested compare the content of Wikipedia and Grokpedia articles on topics that interest them, as well as the differences in sources between these two projects. Of course, only if someone finds this research interesting.
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2. techbl+U4[view] [source] 2025-10-27 23:17:05
>>thsNam+(OP)
I’m doing so, and it’s not that different? Grok gets to the point a bit more, and has a bit more of a bent, but say the Wikipedia page on Communism doesn’t bury the lede on the negatives of communism. Curious if this will end up pointing out that in the end Wikipedia isn’t that bad.

Grok’s pages on the prosecutions of Trump are definetly biased.

I’m probably not the core audience for this though. I use Wikipedia as a reference, not to tell me what to think.

3. slater+85[view] [source] 2025-10-27 23:19:12
>>thsNam+(OP)
Yeah nah, just compare the Grokipedia entries for the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. I don't think one could get any more weasel-worded if they tried.

An utter waste of everyone's time, money, effort, and manpower.

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4. techbl+8m[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-10-28 02:03:42
>>slater+85
This is a nice touch:

“ In recent decades, the party has prioritized identity-based equity policies, climate interventions, and expansive regulatory frameworks, yet empirical critiques highlight correlations between its governance in major cities and elevated crime rates, homelessness persistence, and educational stagnation amid softened enforcement and redistribution efforts.[7][8]”

Which doesn’t link to anything supporting the negative assertions.

No search results for Republicans Party, which I assume means it said something Musk didn’t like.

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5. slater+2o[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-10-28 02:26:52
>>techbl+8m
Not so fast! Heard u liked utterly whitewashed nonsense?

https://grokipedia.com/page/Republican_Party_(United_States)

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6. Yizahi+081[view] [source] 2025-10-28 11:35:29
>>thsNam+(OP)
I have tried briefly checking two pages about Russo-Ukrainian War. First of all, hilariously Elonopedia starts from 1917-1921 war and goes on about it for multiple paragraphs, then suddenly switches to the 2014 invasion. And no, it's not in the "history" section, it's a main starting section.

Then actual description of the war is much more biased in the Elonopedia. In every case possible the invasion is presented as "both sides are guilty". I wouldn't list the examples, anyone can do it. Too much effort imo.

Then I checked Russo-Georgian War articles, this time at least the century and war was correct in Elonopedia. But again, right from the start it is incredibly biased towards Russia. Elonopedia completely omits the initial attack make bu Russian forces at 01 Aug 2008, skip a week and presents war as if it was initiated by Georgians, following Kremlin propaganda line. Didn't both reading full article.

All in all it is 100% as I have expected reading the news about this supposedly "unbiased" encyclopedia - it's a LLM-generated slop, with no human fact checking (mixing two different century separated wars into one article is telling), and it is essentially a far-right propaganda outlet. It will follow Goebbels rule of mixing 60% or truth with 40% of lies, to prime up unsophisticated readers towards Elon's and rightwing crowd goals.

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7. Capric+Y22[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-10-28 16:32:11
>>Yizahi+081
>Then I checked Russo-Georgian War articles, this time at least the century and war was correct in Elonopedia. But again, right from the start it is incredibly biased towards Russia. Elonopedia completely omits the initial attack make bu Russian forces at 01 Aug 2008, skip a week and presents war as if it was initiated by Georgians, following Kremlin propaganda line.

The EU isn't exactly known for being Kremlin propagandists. Here is the link to the 700-page international fact-finding report they published in 2009: https://www.echr.coe.int/documents/d/echr/hudoc_38263_08_Ann...

This Radio Free Europe article is a decent summary of the report: https://www.rferl.org/a/EU_Report_On_2008_War_Tilts_Against_...

Why do you think the international team of Europeans would leave out something like an August 1st attack by Russian forces? Why would the US-funded media outlet for Europe (RFE/RFL) parrot the report's position that the conflict was overwhelmingly Georgia's fault?

"The Mission is not in a position to consider as sufficiently substantiated the Georgian claim concerning a large-scale Russian military incursion into South Ossetia before 8 August 2008."

Can you share the evidence you have that supports your position that Russia attacked on 01 August? The EU concluded that was unsubstantiated.

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8. reaper+V72[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-10-28 16:51:46
>>techbl+8m
empirical

It really likes that word, and seems to use it a lot to justify displaying its owner's views.

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9. Yizahi+nn2[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-10-28 17:53:04
>>Capric+Y22
EU in 2008 was extremely biased towards Russia too, the appeasement was going full tilt, just like the tasty gas in the pipeline, so they are not exactly impartial party. I'm generally inclined to believe a victim country, not the invading empire, but you do you. And inconclusive doesn't mean definitely ruled out. Can be lack of evidence for either outcome.

And if you are that suspicious of that date, we can pick another. In 1992 Russia invaded independent Georgia (among other countries), so any action was towards occupation force, in defense.

PS: and if look throughout the history, we will find very few cases, when a smaller country attacks much bigger one especially after already losing at least one fight against them. And the opposite is true, there are hundreds and thousands of cases when a bigger country attacks the smaller one, especially after already winning once against them. And countless times when a bigger country lied about pretext for such attack, to be seen as not crazy murderers outright, but muddy waters and sow doubt. Russia succeeded it seems.

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10. techbl+ms2[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-10-28 18:12:43
>>reaper+V72
“Oh, it’s EMPIRICAL, my mistake.”
11. nunez+Ub3[view] [source] 2025-10-28 21:26:29
>>thsNam+(OP)
I compared Grokipedia's entry on the band "American Football" [^0] to Wikipedia's [^1] and they are _almost_ the same. While Grok does attribute Wikipedia in the footer, they added this to their article:

> On July 2, 2025, the band released their first live album, American Football (Live in Los Angeles), recorded during the anniversary shows at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles with guest appearances by Ethel Cain and M.A.G.S., accompanied by a concert film documenting the performance.

If you go to the source [^4] for this claim, you'll see that:

- They dropped a film of the same name alongside the album release.

- The "guest appearances" are actually interviews in the film.

- The entry excluded the female artist that was cited in the source.

I, then, compared Grok's entry on United Airlines [^2] against Wikipedia's [^3]. Grok's seemed to be autogenerated this time.

I skipped to the section on MileagePlus since I know a bit about how that program works. It has a few inaccuracies:

- It only lists the four published MileagePlus tiers: Silver, Gold, Platinum and 1K and omits the two unpublished, but well-known, tiers above 1K: Global Services and Chairman's Circle.

- The 2025 premier qualifying point (PQP) redemptions are actually from 2024.

- Some of the language it uses wouldn't meet Wikipedia's editorial standards, like the nebulous "priority everything" benefit from obtaining 1K status (whose source is unclear, as neither of the two sources cited use this phrase).

- "The current logo features a stylized "U" incorporating a world map outline, symbolizing global connectivity" That's United's old logo. They absorbed Continental's logo when they merged.

- The article opens with the claim that United has 1018 aircraft in its fleet as of APR 2025, then, later, states that it has 1,001 active aircraft as of OCT 2025. The source for the 1,001 figure states 1,055 on the page with 1,003 in revenue service.

So I wouldn't use Grokipedia as a source for anything, just like Wikipedia, though I'm sure some will try.

[^0]: https://archive.is/twkBP (might not be available yet; it's still getting archived)

[^1]: https://archive.ph/lOkdT

[^2]: https://archive.ph/EnN2T

[^3]: https://archive.ph/uooNW

[^4]: https://pitchfork.com/news/american-football-to-share-new-li...

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12. cozzyd+vl6[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-10-29 19:09:28
>>slater+2o
The search is astonishingly bad
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