Grokipedia Will Exceed Wikipedia by Several Orders of Magnitude in Breadth, Depth and Accuracy: Elon Musk
NewsGram (IANS)
X (post), days after Grokipedia launched
“Grokipedia will exceed Wikipedia by several orders of magnitude in breadth, depth and accuracy”
Elon Muskreported 29 October 2025- What you'll lose1/5
Wikipedia's volunteers, outdone by Grok, he says.
- Condescension3/5
'Several orders of magnitude' better, on day one.
- Tone-deafness3/5
'We will never be perfect', in the same breath as the boast.
- Doom0/5
None.
- Hypocrisy4/5
Many of its articles say they are based on Wikipedia itself, the Guardian found.
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The occasion
X (post), days after Grokipedia launched, reported 29 October 2025.
Context
Musk launched Grokipedia, an encyclopedia written by xAI's Grok as a rival to Wikipedia, and posted that it would surpass Wikipedia. At launch he also wrote that its goal is 'the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth', adding 'We will never be perfect'. The date is the wire report's; the post itself was not read.
Crowd reaction
Widespread criticism
The Guardian reported that many of Grokipedia's articles say they are based on Wikipedia itself, and CNN noted it is unclear how much humans are involved in writing them.
- NewsGram (IANS): Grokipedia Will Exceed Wikipedia by Several Orders of Magnitude in Breadth, Depth and Accuracy: Elon Musk
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- The Guardian: Elon Musk launches encyclopedia 'fact-checked' by AI and aligning with rightwing views
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