By Ghazali Ibrahim
Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, is preparing to launch Grokipedia, aiming to position it as a next‑generation alternative to Wikipedia.
The announcement came via his X account, where he declared that version 0.1 (early beta) of Grokipedia would be published in two weeks.
According to Musk, Grokipedia will use advanced inference compute to analyze widely used sources including Wikipedia to assess statements as true, partially true, false, or missing.
Grok is an AI assistant integrated into X, created by Elon Musk’s xAI. Unlike typical chatbots, it’s embedded directly into the platform so users can simply tag @grok in a post to get real-time and quick answers to trending topics, transcribe video content, craft clever tweets, or deliver responses with a touch of sarcasm.
The plan is for Grokipedia to flag inconsistencies, fill gaps, and provide a more accurate, transparent knowledge base.
Musk has long criticized Wikipedia for alleged ideological bias, often referring to it as “Wokipedia.”
He contends that Grokipedia will offer a more objective platform and said the new venture is part of xAI’s broader mission to “navigate to the truth.”
Grokipedia is expected to be open source and free for public use, with no reported limits on access.
The announcement has raised questions among journalists, technologists, and commentators about governance, content oversight, and the introduction of new kinds of bias.
Will Grokipedia truly be more accurate, or simply replace one type of editorial control with another?
