Overview

• Elon Musk announced on X that xAI is developing Grokipedia and called it a necessary step toward xAI's goal of understanding the universe.
• Musk said Grokipedia will be an open-source knowledge repository available to the public with no usage limits, but xAI has not provided how it will work or a launch timeline.
• The announcement followed renewed criticisms from Wikipedia co‑founder Larry Sanger on the Tucker Carlson Show, including claims of paid editing, a source blacklist, and heavy reliance on anonymous influential accounts.
• Musk amplified Sanger's posts, joked that Wikipedia should be called 'Wokipedia,' and endorsed Sanger's proposed changes to encyclopedia governance.
• Commentators allied with Musk, such as David Sacks, argue Wikipedia's prominence in search and use in AI training makes perceived bias consequential.