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Grokipedia launched by Elon as AI-written rival to Wikipedia
Bay Area Times
October 28, 2025
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1. Grokipedia launched by Elon as AI-written rival to Wikipedia
Grokipedia launched with over 885K articles, compared to 8M+ on English Wikipedia.
The site features a minimalist homepage titled “Grokipedia v0.1” with a search bar.
Grokipedia appears to exhibit a right-leaning bias, in contrast to Wikipedia’s left-wing one.
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3. Mercor raises $350M at $10B valuation in Felicis-led round for AI contractor marketplace
Benchmark, General Catalyst, and Robinhood Ventures also participated.
30K+ AI trainers on board, getting $1.5M+ in payments per day.
OpenAI and Anthropic are among Mercor’s customers.
