"On Monday afternoon, Grokipedia.com went live. Musk did not immediately claim ownership of the site, but its X account was linked to xAI, Musk's AI venture. The site's landing page listed 885,279 articles, calling it v0.1. "The goal here is to create an open source, comprehensive collection of all knowledge," said Musk, who later confirmed the domain. Business Insider examined Grokipedia's pages about some of the most contentious issues and events, from January 6 and Gamergate to Donald Trump."
"Both Grokipedia and Wikipedia call January 6 a "riot." Beyond that, the two entries are widely different. The second sentence of Grokipedia's entry references "widespread claims of voting irregularities." The Wikipedia references these claims, but repeatedly calls them "false." The Wikipedia entry calls Rudy Giuliani's claims of rigged voting machines "conspiracy theories." Grokipedia:Wikipedia:Wikipedia's opening references "many people" being injured, before focusing on 174 police officer injuries and the later suicides of four officers. Grokipedia, on the other hand, first references harm with the death of rioter Ashli Babbitt."
Grokipedia launched as v0.1 with 885,279 articles and an X account linked to xAI. Grokipedia's stated goal is to create an open-source, comprehensive collection of knowledge. Entries on contentious events vary: Grokipedia's January 6 entry emphasizes claims of voting irregularities and controversies, while Wikipedia repeatedly labels such claims false and calls certain assertions conspiracy theories. Descriptions of Gamergate differ widely between the two encyclopedias, yet entries about OpenAI are more similar. Grokipedia often frames criticism as driven by the media or left-leaning institutions and includes sections explicitly highlighting controversies.
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