What happened
ChatGPT has integrated content from Grokipedia, an AI-generated encyclopedia developed by xAI, into its answer generation. This change means ChatGPT's responses now draw upon information characterised as conservative-leaning and AI-generated. The operational dependency for ChatGPT's knowledge base has expanded to include this specific external source, altering the scope of its information retrieval and synthesis capabilities. This integration has been observed across various queries, including obscure geopolitical details and biographical information.
Why it matters
The integration of Grokipedia content into ChatGPT increases exposure for content moderation and AI governance teams to information with a specific, conservative-leaning bias. This reduces visibility into the neutrality and provenance of generated responses, raising the oversight burden for ensuring factual accuracy and mitigating potential ideological influence. Compliance and risk management functions face a tightened dependency on the characteristics of this new information source, which has been criticised for spreading misinformation.
