SAN JOSE, California, Oct 1— Billionaire Elon Musk said he is developing a rival to Wikipedia through his artificial intelligence startup xAI, announcing plans for a platform called “Grokipedia”, the German Press Agency (dpa) reported.
Musk, who owns the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), said the new service would be a “massive improvement” over the long-established online encyclopedia, whose entries are created and edited by volunteers.
He has long accused Wikipedia of political bias, claiming it reflects left-leaning views. Musk himself has increasingly aligned with right-wing positions.
David Sacks, a Musk ally who was recently appointed by United States President Donald Trump as his administration’s AI commissioner, criticised the use of Wikipedia content to train AI software shortly before Musk’s announcement.
The name Grokipedia draws from xAI’s chatbot Grok, which Musk has described as “maximally truth-seeking.”
However, Grok has stirred controversy in recent months after producing anti-Semitic remarks, which Musk’s company attributed to faulty programming.
