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Elon Musk's Wikipedia rival site live after crashing on launch day

Elon Musk's Wikipedia rival site live after crashing on launch day

Summary

Elon Musk's new online encyclopedia, Grokipedia, went live but crashed soon after its launch. The site aims to compete with Wikipedia and offers a similar layout but with content influenced by Musk's views.

Key Facts

  • Grokipedia is an online encyclopedia created by Elon Musk's xAI.
  • The site is designed to rival Wikipedia and initially crashed when it launched.
  • Grokipedia became accessible later on its launch day with close to 900,000 articles.
  • The content has a right-leaning perspective, including Musk's personal views on various topics.
  • Musk criticized Wikipedia for spreading "propaganda" and started Grokipedia as an alternative.
  • Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales defended Wikipedia's accuracy in response to Musk's criticisms.

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