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Grokipedia Launch and Controversy

Elon Musk's Grokipedia, a rival to Wikipedia, had a turbulent debut, briefly crashing before coming back online with over 885,000 articles.

Musk has criticized Wikipedia for alleged bias, stating that Grokipedia will be

a massive improvement over Wikipedia
and a
necessary step towards the xAI goal of understanding the Universe
.

However, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has called Musk's claims

factually incorrect
.

The launch has been marred by controversy over the provenance of its content, with some entries being nearly identical to their Wikipedia counterparts.

Author's summary: Grokipedia launches amid controversy over content.

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Tech Digest Tech Digest — 2025-10-28

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