Elon Musk has officially unveiled Grokipedia, his artificial intelligence-powered platform that aims to rival Wikipedia with a focus on “truth-based” content.
The platform, launched on Monday, integrates with Musk’s Grok AI and claims to provide an open-source alternative to the community-edited encyclopedia.
According to Musk, Grokipedia’s mission is to deliver “the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.”
The service, which briefly went offline after launch, already hosts more than 885,000 articles and allows users to request changes directly through AI moderation.
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 says Grokipedia will be fully open source
In a series of posts on X, Musk said Grokipedia will remain “fully open source,” giving users free access to use and modify its content.
He explained that while the platform is not flawless, it will strive toward accuracy and transparency.
The launch was initially delayed as Musk claimed his team had to “purge out the propaganda” before making the platform public.
Following the debut, one X user compared Grokipedia’s entry on George Floyd to Wikipedia’s, noting key differences in framing.
The Grokipedia article reportedly began by detailing Floyd’s criminal record, while Wikipedia’s version highlighted that he was killed by a white police officer.
This contrast underscored the divergent editorial approaches between the two platforms and Musk’s long-standing criticism of Wikipedia’s political and cultural bias.
Grok AI to moderate and generate content
Groikipedia’s foundation differs significantly from Wikipedia’s community-driven editorial model. It relies on Musk’s Grok AI to create and moderate articles rather than human editors.
Musk revealed that Grok generated about one million articles using substantial computing power.
Users can ask the AI to create, update, or delete content, and the AI will decide whether to execute the change or explain why it will not.
Cool. I’m reading these for the first time btw. Grok generated about 1M articles using a lot of compute. You will be able to ask Grok to add/modify/delete articles and it will either take the action or tell you it won’t and why.
The Grokipedia site’s architecture reflects Musk’s broader push to fuse artificial intelligence into digital knowledge systems.
By embedding AI decision-making at its core, the platform reduces dependence on volunteer editors while increasing automation.
However, this approach also raises questions about how neutrality and fact verification will be maintained when an AI system governs editorial decisions.
Wikipedia and Grokipedia trade bias accusations
Wikipedia’s own article on Grokipedia includes concerns from critics that the new platform could promote “far-right” narratives or favour Musk’s perspectives.
It notes that certain entries, including Musk’s own biography, omit references that appear in Wikipedia, such as his January 2025 hand gesture that some observers interpreted as a Nazi salute.
Meanwhile, Grokipedia’s article on Wikipedia references research suggesting that Wikipedia exhibits a “left-wing bias,” citing studies that found right-leaning political figures are portrayed more negatively than their left-leaning counterparts.
The comparison between the two encyclopaedias highlights a growing debate about ideological influence in online information ecosystems.
Despite limited public details on how Grokipedia verifies data, the project’s AI-led approach could redefine how factual content is produced and maintained online.
Its success will depend on whether users and researchers view AI moderation as a credible method for maintaining factual accuracy over human community editing.
Technical issues and user response
Groikipedia’s debut was not without problems. The site reportedly crashed shortly after going live but was quickly restored.
At present, it appears stable and accessible, with Musk confirming that the platform is now fully functional.
Early user engagement on X indicates mixed reactions, with some praising the AI-led model and others expressing concern over algorithmic control of “truth.”
With Grokipedia entering a crowded information landscape, its open-source and AI-driven approach could reshape how online knowledge is curated.
Whether it achieves Musk’s stated mission to host “the whole truth” remains uncertain, but its integration of AI as a central editorial force sets a precedent for the next generation of digital encyclopaedias.
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