The article published in Verge over the weekend examines how authoritative-sounding but non-verifiable citations can mislead users and blur the line between reliable sources and fabricated references. Yasseri comments on the broader consequences of these practices for public understanding and responsible AI development and warns citing sources like Grokipedia risks reinforcing existing biases and errors, especially when “fluency is easily mistaken for reliability”.
Read the full article and read more on Grokipedia from SOHAM:
How Similar Are Grokipedia and Wikipedia? A Multi-Dimensional Textual and Structural Comparison