Grokipedia
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Type of site | Online encyclopedia |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | xAI |
| URL | grokipedia |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | October 27, 2025 |
| Current status | Active |
Content license | Some articles under Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 |
Grokipedia is a free online encyclopedia reportedly made by the AI model Grok. Elon Musk’s company, xAI, made Grokipedia. Musk said he made it because he thinks Wikipedia has a left-wing bias, and he thinks Grok would not have this bias because it is made by AI.
Background
Elon Musk has often said that he wants to make another website that could be better than Wikipedia. He says that many sources that Wikipedia calls "reliable" are biased and that it does not treat conservative news sources fairly. In 2023, he offered to give one billion dollars to Wikipedia if it was renamed "Dickipedia," and Wikipedia said no. In October 2024, Musk said that Wikipedia was "controlled by far-left activists" and told people not to give money to it. In September 2025, he said that his company xAI was making a new encyclopedia powered by AI. Musk said this after White House AI and crypto money expert, David Oliver Sacks, who has been a critic of Wikipedia, posted online.
Grokipedia officially started on October 27, 2025. As of October 2025, Grokipedia has about 885,000 articles and counting. Some people have said that many of its pages are "adapted" from Wikipedia. Unlike Wikipedia, people cannot change articles.
Reception
The cofounder of Wikipedia, Larry Sanger, responded to the launch saying, "The jury's still out as to whether it's actually better than Wikipedia. But at this point I would have to say 'maybe!'" He said that the article on himself on Grokipedia provides correct and interesting information not found in the corresponding Wikipedia article, though he also saw that Grok sometimes said things that were not true or real. He noted to keep pressure both on Wikipedia and Grokipedia.[source?] Wikipedia co-founder Jimbo Wales said he is not sure whether large language model AI are good for writing encyclopedias. When asked about "woke" bias, Wales said, "We shouldn't be 'wokepedia.' That's not who we should be or what people want from us. It would undermine trust." He thinks that people think Wikipedia is better than it really is. Then he said "there is still so much work to do."
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References
- ↑ Oremus, Will; Siddiqui, Faiz (2025-10-27). "Elon Musk launches a Wikipedia rival that extols his own 'vision'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- ↑ Ingram, David (2025-10-27). "Elon Musk launches Grokipedia as an alternative to 'woke' Wikipedia". NBC News. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- ↑ Barbosa Borges, M. H. (2025-10-26). "Grokipedia: Elon Musk is right that Wikipedia is biased, but his AI alternative will be the same at best". The Conversation. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- ↑ Reagle, Joseph (2025-10-08). "Can Elon Musk's Grokipedia compete with Wikipedia? An expert explains". Northeastern News. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- ↑ Ingram, David (2025-10-27). "Elon Musk Launches Grokipedia as an Alternative to 'Woke' Wikipedia". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Mouriquand, David (October 25, 2023). "Elon Musk offers $1 billion to Wikipedia to change their name to 'Dickipedia'". Euronews. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- ↑ Higgins, Tim (October 4, 2025). "Why Conservatives Are Attacking 'Wokepedia'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Musk, Elon (2024-10-26). "Stop Donating To Wikipedia, Controlled By Far-Left Activists: Elon Musk". NDTV. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- ↑ Kan, Michael (September 30, 2025). "Elon Musk Plans to Take on Wikipedia With 'Grokipedia'". PCMAG. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
- ↑ Gupta, Aman (2025-09-30). "Grokipedia: Elon Musk says xAI is working on a Wikipedia rival powered by AI". Livemint. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- ↑ Shapero, Julia (October 1, 2025). "Musk says xAI building 'Grokipedia' after criticizing Wikipedia". The Hill. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
- ↑ Ray, Siladitya (28 October 2025). "Musk Takes on Wikipedia with AI-Generated 'Grokipedia': What to Know". Forbes. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ↑ Michael, Chris (2025-10-28). "Elon Musk launches encyclopedia 'fact-checked' by AI and aligning with rightwing views". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ Thakkar, Maitreyee (2025-10-28). "After initial crash, Musk's Grokipedia is back online featuring massive AI encyclopedia". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- ↑ Vlamis, Kelsey; Li, Katherine; Bharade, Aditi (28 October 2025). "Elon Musk appears to have launched Grokipedia, a Wikipedia competitor". Business Insider.
- ↑ Peters, Jay (2025-10-28). "Elon Musk's Grokipedia contains copied Wikipedia pages". The Verge. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ Engadget (2025-10-27). "X's Grokipedia is online after it briefly crashed out". Engadget. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- ↑ "Elon Musk launches AI-powered encyclopedia to rival Wikipedia – Will Grokipedia take off?". Euronews. October 28, 2025. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- ↑ TOI Tech Desk (29 October 2025). ""Wikipedia founder Larry Sanger gives company a Grokipedia warning; Elon Musk replies: He should…"". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ↑ Baruah, Antara (28 October 2025). "Is Grokipedia really a neutral Wikipedia? Elon Musk wants you to believe it". The Print. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Elon Musk's new AI encyclopedia faces criticism from Wikipedia founder". CNBC. 28 October 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ↑ "Jimmy Wales takes a dig at Elon Musk's Grokipedia: An AI trained on Twitter would be 'mad and angry'". Times of India. Times Internet Ltd. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.