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OpenAI may have called GPT-5.2 its “most advanced frontier model for professional work,” but tests conducted by the Guardian<\/em><\/a> cast doubt on its credibility. According to the report, OpenAI’s GPT-5.2 model cited Grokipedia<\/a>, the online encyclopedia powered by xAI, when it came to specific, but controversial topics related to Iran or the Holocaust.<\/p>\n As seen in the Guardian<\/em>‘s report, ChatGPT used Grokipedia as a source for claims about the Iranian government being tied to telecommunications company MTN-Irancell and questions related to Richard Evans, a British historian who served as an expert witness during a libel trial for Holocaust denier David Irving. However, the Guardian<\/em> noted ChatGPT didn’t use Grokipedia when it came to a prompt asking about media bias against Donald Trump and other controversial topics.<\/p>\n OpenAI released the GPT-5.2 model<\/a> in December to better perform at professional use, like creating spreadsheets or handling complex tasks. Grokipedia preceded GPT-5.2’s release, but ran into some controversy when it was seen including citations<\/a> to neo-Nazi forums. A study done by US researchers also showed that the AI-generated encyclopedia cited<\/a> “questionable” and “problematic” sources.<\/p>\n In response to the Guardian<\/em> 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 “safety filters to reduce the risk of surfacing links associated with high-severity harms.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n