OpenAI may have called GPT-5.2 its “most advanced frontier model for professional work,” but testing by Guardian question his credibility. According to the report, OpenAI’s GPT-5.2 model cited Grokipedia, the online encyclopedia powered by xAI, when it came to specific but controversial topics related to Iran or the Holocaust.
As seen in the GuardianIn the report, ChatGPT used Grokipedia as a source for claims about the Iranian government’s ties to the telecommunications company MTN-Irancell and questions related to Richard Evans, a British historian who served as an expert witness during a defamation trial for Holocaust denier David Irving. However, the Guardian noted that ChatGPT did not use Grokipedia when asked about media bias against Donald Trump and other controversial topics.
OpenAI released the GPT-5.2 model in December to perform better in professional use, such as creating spreadsheets or handling complex tasks. Grokipedia preceded the release of GPT-5.2, but it generated some controversy when it was seen to include quotes from neo-Nazi forums. A study by American researchers also showed that the AI-generated encyclopedia aforementioned “questionable” and “problematic” sources.
In response to the Guardian In the report, OpenAI told the outlet that its GPT-5.2 model searches the web for a “broad range of publicly available sources and viewpoints,” but applies “security filters to reduce the risk of links associated with high-severity harms appearing.”
