ChatGPT has begun referencing content from Grokipedia, the AI-generated encyclopedia developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, according to reporting by The Guardian. Grokipedia launched in October as an alternative to Wikipedia and has drawn scrutiny for controversial and inaccurate claims alongside material closely resembling existing public sources.
The Guardian identified multiple instances in which ChatGPT cited Grokipedia when answering less prominent or obscure queries, though it did not appear in responses to heavily scrutinized topics. An OpenAI spokesperson said the system is designed to draw from a wide range of publicly available sources and viewpoints. The development highlights growing concerns around how AI models ingest, reference, and surface third-party content as generative systems increasingly overlap across competing ecosystems.
