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Elon Musk Unveils 'Grokipedia,' an xAI Project to Challenge Wikipedia

Pitched as a less biased, open-source repository, the project lacks details on how it will work.

Overview

  • Musk announced on X that xAI is building Grokipedia, calling it a massive improvement over Wikipedia.
  • He described the effort as open-source, powered by the Grok chatbot, and available to the public without use limits.
  • xAI has not explained how content will be produced or governed, what safeguards will apply, or when the project will launch.
  • The move follows Larry Sanger’s renewed criticism of Wikipedia, including claims about anonymous influential editors and source lists that exclude several conservative outlets.
  • Coverage noted skepticism about Grokipedia’s reliability, pointing to prior Grok responses that pushed conspiracy content and praised Hitler as examples of safety risks.