Elon Musk Confirms Grokipedia Rebrand to Sci-Fi Inspired ‘Encyclopedia Galactica’
Elon Musk has announced that Grokipedia, xAI’s AI-generated encyclopedia, will be renamed ‘Encyclopedia Galactica’ once the platform reaches sufficient quality. The rebrand pays homage to Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series and represents Musk’s ambitious vision for humanity’s knowledge preservation.
Key Details About the Upcoming Encyclopedia
- Grokipedia launched last month with the promise of delivering “truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth”
- The platform will become open-source and contain multimedia content including text, audio, images and video
- Musk described it as a “sci-fi version of the Library of Alexandria”
- Physical copies will be etched in stone and sent to the Moon, Mars and beyond to ensure permanent preservation
Musk has called on developers to join xAI in building this comprehensive knowledge repository. The rebranding reflects his long-standing admiration for Asimov and his vision for humanity’s future among the stars.
