Elon Musk’s Grokipedia to Replace Wikipedia, Add Banned Sources

- xAI announces Grokipedia, an AI-driven knowledge platform. - Platform to integrate banned sources, challenging Wikipedia’s perceived bias. On September 30, 2025, Elon Musk unveiled Grokipedia, an AI-powered alternative to Wikipedia developed by his company xAI. During the announcement, Musk described the platform as a “massive improvement over Wikipedia” and a “necessary step towards the xAI goal of understanding the Universe.” Grokipedia aims to challenge the world’s largest crowdsourced knowledge repository by addressing ideological bias and integrating sources that Wikipedia previously excluded. According to reports from Cryptopolitan, Mint, and PCMag, Grokipedia will use artificial intelligence to identify and rewrite inaccuracies in online content, an approach that includes incorporating sources banned by Wikipedia, such as Breitbart News, The Daily Caller, and The Epoch Times. In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Wikipedia’s co-founder Larry Sanger explained how the platform ranks and deprecates certain sources, a process that effectively blacklists them from citation. The idea for Grokipedia originated with tech entrepreneur David Sacks, who suggested using AI to rewrite and expand a knowledge base that includes these excluded viewpoints. This concept aligns with Musk’s criticism of Wikipedia, which he has accused of having a “non-trivial left-wing bias.” Musk has previously drawn attention to Wikipedia by mocking its editorial policies; for example, in October 2024, he jested that he would offer $1 billion to rename the platform “Dickipedia.” His discontent has also extended to requesting edits on his own Wikipedia biography. While Grokipedia promises to tackle bias, its development highlights the technical hurdles of AI-driven platforms. A 2024 study showed that AI systems perform well with basic facts; however, they often falter on complex “how” and “why” questions and struggle to provide verifiable sources. Therefore, xAI will need to address these limitations as it refines Grokipedia’s capabilities. Musk positions Grokipedia as a revolutionary tool for knowledge creation; however, its potential impact will depend on its ability to synthesize reliable information. The platform must balance accuracy, inclusivity, and transparency to succeed.