Elon Musk just dropped a bombshell that's got the tech world buzzing faster than a Starship launch. In a fresh post on X, the xAI boss revealed ambitious plans for Grokipedia – xAI's budding AI-driven knowledge hub – to level up to something straight out of science fiction: Encyclopedia Galactica. That's right, folks, we're talking a nod to the iconic cosmic compendium from Isaac Asimov's Foundation series (or if you're a Dune fan, Herbert's galactic lore keeper). Musk admits it's "a long way to go," but when it's ready, the rebrand will mark a milestone in open-source knowledge sharing.
For the uninitiated, Grokipedia is xAI's project to create a comprehensive, AI-curated repository of information, powered by Grok's smarts. But Musk isn't stopping at text – oh no. He envisions it as an "open source distillation of all knowledge, including audio, images and video."Imagine a one-stop galactic library where you can dive into history, science, memes, and more, all enhanced with multimedia. It's like building the sci-fi version of the ancient Library of Alexandria, but with safeguards against metaphorical fires (hello, data backups and decentralization).
This announcement comes hot on the heels of xAI's rapid advancements, with Grok 4 already wowing users on platforms like x.com and the Grok apps. Musk's call to action? ".