'Wikipedia Is Biased' - Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas Seeks Inputs

Aravind Srinivas, the Co-Founder and CEO of Perplexity AI, recently expressed his concerns about whether or not Wikipedia is biased.

Srinivas took to posting on X and said, "It's pretty clear that Wikipedia is biased" adding that he is "happy to support anyone who wants to build an alternative to it that is more neutral and unbiased."

The conversation around Wikipedia being biased is not a new one and various stakeholders have been advocating for more neutral and comprehensive alternatives.

Earlier, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla had offered $1 billion to Wikipedia to rename itself 'Dickipedia' for a year.

What Did Anand Srinivas Say?

"It’s pretty clear that Wikipedia is biased. I’m happy to support anyone who wants to build an alternative to it that's more neutral and unbiased using Perplexity APIs. It's a long project that needs serious commitment. So, please ping if you want to do it," Srinivas wrote.

Musk's Wikipedia Request

In December 2024, Elon Musk had asked his followers to stop donating to the Wikimedia Foundation which is the non-profit organisation behind Wikipedia due to concerns over its spending on Diversity, Equity as well as Inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

Musk had earlier posted, "Stop donating to Wokepedia until they restore balance to their editing authority," responding to a post by "Libs of TikTok."

This account had posted a pie chart showing that 29% of Wikipedia's $177 million budget for 2023-24 was allocated for "equity" and "safety & inclusion."

This translates to $51.7 million: $31.2 million (17.6%) for equity and $20.5 million (11.6%) for safety and inclusion, according to Wikimedia Foundation.

The largest portion of this budget worth $86.1 million (48.7%), is allocated to infrastructure, followed by $39.2 million (22.2%) for effectiveness.

The foundation said that "supporting equity represents the second largest part of our programmatic work, with grants and Movement support representing the majority of the budget within the equity goal."