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Grokipedia, Wikipedia, and the Future of Truth-Seeking Online

Under a facade of democratized and open-source information, there remain powerful gatekeepers who aim to shape public perception in one way or another.
Grokipedia, Wikipedia, and the Future of Truth-Seeking Online
The Wikipedia logo on a tablet screen, in this file photo. Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images
Walker Larson
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Elon Musk launched an artificial intelligence-generated online encyclopedia called Grokipedia on Oct. 27, 2025, to compete with the well-known information source Wikipedia. Musk’s decision to build a Wikipedia alternative grew out of many people’s dissatisfaction with the latter’s perceived left-wing bias. But now Grokipedia faces similar accusations of bias—a bias that just so happens to align with Musk’s personal views.

Walker Larson
Walker Larson
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Before becoming a freelance journalist and culture writer, Walker Larson taught literature and history at a private academy in Wisconsin, where he resides with his wife and daughter. He holds a master’s in English literature and language, and his writing has appeared in The Hemingway Review, Intellectual Takeout, and his Substack, The Hazelnut. He is also the author of two novels, “Hologram” and “Song of Spheres.”