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Elon Musk launched Grokipedia. Here’s how it compares to Wikipedia

Elon Musk launched Grokipedia. Here’s how it compares to Wikipedia

Summary

Elon Musk has launched a new online encyclopedia called Grokipedia, which he aims to compete with Wikipedia. Grokipedia currently has over 885,000 articles and is driven by an artificial intelligence model, though specific details on its content creation process are not clear.

Key Facts

  • Elon Musk launched Grokipedia to rival Wikipedia.
  • Grokipedia is an online crowdsourced encyclopedia.
  • It currently lists 885,279 articles.
  • Musk has criticized Wikipedia for having "propaganda."
  • Grokipedia appears to use AI technology from Musk's xAI company.
  • Some Grokipedia articles seem to be adapted from Wikipedia content.
  • Wikipedia provides more comprehensive sourcing for its articles compared to Grokipedia.
  • U.S. lawmakers have investigated potential bias in Wikipedia's editing process.

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