Elon Musk, founder of xAI, has unveiled Grokipedia, an AI-driven online encyclopedia designed to compete with Wikipedia. The announcement came via a series of posts on X on Tuesday.
Musk has long criticised Wikipedia, accusing it of “ideological bias” and claiming it is influenced by “far-left activists.” He previously urged users to “stop donating” to the platform, adding, “Defund Wikipedia until balance is restored.”
“Grokipedia version 0.1 is now live,” Musk tweeted.
“The goal of Grok and Grokipedia.com is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. We will never be perfect, but we shall nonetheless strive towards that goal.”
Musk described the platform as “better than Wikipedia imo” and noted that Grokipedia will evolve alongside Grok, xAI’s AI system.
“As Grok improves, so will Grokipedia. We are embedding the principles of critical thinking and cogency into Grok,” he explained.
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The launch comes after a brief postponement on October 20, which Musk said was necessary to allow the team “to do more work to purge out the propaganda.”
He emphasized that Grokipedia is fully open source: “Grokipedia.com is fully open source, so anyone can use it for anything at no cost.”
Since the launch, Musk has shared tutorials on X to guide users on navigating the site, correcting errors, and sharing links, reflecting his vision of a collaborative, AI-enhanced encyclopedia focused on accuracy and critical thinking.
