Elon Musk attacks Wikipedia – and repeats its mistakes

Elon Musk is challenging Wikipedia. But his Grokipedia also seems to be suffering from the same problem. What if knowledge becomes a political weapon? An essay.

The “Encyclopédie” by Diderot and D'Alembert, 1751 Gerda and Klaus Tschira Foundation

The launch of Elon Musk's AI-powered online encyclopedia Grokipedia marks a turning point in the digital knowledge landscape. This development is not a surprise, but rather the logical consequence of a fundamental problem: online encyclopedias – especially Wikipedia – are no longer neutral repositories of knowledge, but rather catalysts of social polarization.