Grokipedia: a First Look – Larrysanger.org
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Larry Sanger introduces Grokipedia, an AI-powered encyclopedia project, sparking discussion about its potential impact on traditional knowledge sources like Wikipedia.
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taylodl
2 months ago
1 replyThe challenging question is what problem is Grokipedia solving? Larry Sanger notes at the end of this article that most people are going to continue using LLMs to ask encyclopedic questions, and since the articles in Grokipedia are created by an LLM, why bother with it?
TylerLives
2 months ago
1 replyGrokipedia articles can be verified by humans.
taylodl
2 months ago
1 replyWhat does "verified" mean? What qualifications do these people need to have? How are they vetted? Is the process transparent?
TylerLives
2 months ago
Those are great questions - https://x.com/lsanger/status/1972847461560635775 I doubt it will be transparent, but I don't think it matters too much. What matters is the quality of articles they produce.
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