US EditionWhy Elon Musk Says He’s Starting ‘Grokipedia’
Grokipedia uses advanced AI to correct errors and add missing information, offering free, unlimited access to a rewritten corpus of human knowledge, xAI said.
- On September 30, 2025, Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, announced xAI is building Grokipedia, an open-source alternative with no limits on use.
- Musk has long criticised Wikipedia as politically biased and in June promised to rewrite human knowledge using Grok 3.5, aiming to correct errors and add missing information.
- Wikipedia remains vast with over 55 million articles in 300 languages and a volunteer network that provides continuous oversight despite some errors.
- No launch date has been set and the announcement has fuelled debate as supporters pitch Grokipedia as free from gatekeepers, while sceptics warn it could amplify biases.
- Backed by tech investor David Sacks, the plan relies on a single AI model, risking concentrated knowledge power and challenging Wikipedia's volunteer-based collaboration.
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The billionaire reported that Grokipedia would be a "significant improvement" over the current resource.
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