Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture, xAI, unveiled Grokipedia on Monday, positioning it as a rival to the widely-used online encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Musk has frequently criticized Wikipedia for its perceived ideological bias, and Grokipedia aims to offer an alternative focused on impartiality and truth. The initial version, labeled 0.1, launched with over 885,000 articles, a fraction of Wikipedia’s more than seven million English entries. Musk promised a future version, 1.0, which he claims will be “10X better” than the current iteration, already touted as superior to Wikipedia. “Our mission is to pursue the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth,” Musk declared on X, formerly known as Twitter. The launch, initially scheduled for late September, was delayed to allow for the removal of what Musk termed “propaganda.” Grokipedia’s content is generated by AI, including the generative assistant Grok, which xAI developed. The platform has already drawn praise from some right-wing figures, including Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin, who lauded its neutrality compared to Wikipedia’s alleged bias. Wikipedia, established in 2001, operates as a volunteer-driven, donation-funded platform with a reputation for transparency and continuous improvement. A Wikimedia Foundation spokesperson emphasized the human-centric nature of Wikipedia, noting that AI projects like Grokipedia rely on human-created knowledge. While the long-term impact of Grokipedia remains uncertain, its launch marks a significant challenge to Wikipedia’s dominance in the digital encyclopedia space.