Grokipedia, the online repository Elon Musk built to try to dethrone Wikipedia, is live (www.businessinsider.com)

Elon Musk’s xAI appears to have quietly launched Grokipedia, a Wikipedia alternative, on Monday. The site went live as “v0.1” and claimed roughly 885,279 articles, though users reported errors and intermittent access; Business Insider viewed an entry for Musk before the site experienced issues. xAI had previously announced Grokipedia, but representatives for Musk, X and Wikipedia did not respond to requests for comment at the time of reporting. For the AI/ML community, Grokipedia is notable both as a potential knowledge repository and as a test case for how large-language-model ecosystems handle open reference content. If tied into xAI’s Grok models, the project could accelerate model-driven content creation, search and retrieval—but it also raises immediate questions about provenance, factual accuracy, moderation, and licensing (e.g., compatibility with Wikipedia’s CC BY-SA content). Early “v0.1” instability and reported errors underscore the risks of rushing large-scale knowledge bases to public use. Researchers and practitioners should watch for how articles are generated and sourced, whether human curation is involved, and how interoperability and legal/ethical concerns (copyright, misinformation, edits/audits) are addressed as the project evolves.