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Grokipedia Launch and Controversy

Elon Musk's Grokipedia, a rival to Wikipedia, had a turbulent debut, briefly crashing after its launch before becoming available again.

The site, which claims to have over 885,000 articles, aims to be "a massive improvement over Wikipedia" according to Musk, who has criticized Wikipedia for alleged bias.

Musk declared the project 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, with some Grokipedia entries being nearly identical to their Wikipedia counterparts, raising questions about the provenance of its content.

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

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