Elon Musk has reportedly decided to rename his AI venture’s knowledge base, Grokipedia

 

Elon Musk has reportedly decided to rename his AI venture’s knowledge base, Grokipedia, following internal concerns and public reports regarding its tendency to generate content with unreliable or fabricated source citations. The rebrand aims to distance the product from the current issues of accuracy and deceptive referencing.

Grokipedia is the knowledge-based feature within the Grok chatbot, developed by Musk's xAI. It was intended to function as an information repository that users could query, differentiating itself from standard chatbots by supposedly providing verifiable citations for its answers.

However, recent reports highlighted instances where Grokipedia either invented sources or misattributed quotes to reputable organizations, leading to a loss of trust in the system's core function of providing factual, citable information.

Musk acknowledged the problem and, rather than solely focusing on fixing the underlying AI models immediately, opted for a strategic rebranding to manage user expectations and address the credibility crisis directly.

The new name and official branding have not yet been disclosed, but the move signals xAI's recognition of the critical importance of verifiable factual outputs, especially in products positioned as reliable information resources. The renaming is viewed as an attempt to reboot the knowledge base's reputation as xAI continues its rapid development and integration into the X ecosystem.

BY- Nirosha Gupta