
technologyJan 20, 20261:02:23pending
BIG INTV: Wikipedia's Founder on Holding the Line in a Post Fact World
Get every episode summarized
Each time Uncanny Valley | WIRED publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
About this episode
Katie sits down with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales talks about what it means to build something used by billions of people that’s not optimized for growth at all costs. Jimmy reflected on Wikipedia’s messy, human origins, the ways it’s been targeted by governments from Russia to Saudi Arabia, and the challenges of holding the line on neutrality in an online ecosystem hostile to the notion that facts even exist.
Join WIRED’s best and brightest on Uncanny Valley as they dissect the collision of tech, politics, finance, and business, from Alexis Ohanian's newest tech venture to the effects of inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on social protests.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Get every episode summarized
Each time Uncanny Valley | WIRED publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from Uncanny Valley | WIRED

Kevin Roose Didn’t Use AI to Write His Book About AI
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Oct 6, 202635:57failed

Are AI Agents Worth the Risk? and Trump’s Pinky Swear AI Safety ‘Accord
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Oct 1, 202644:44completed

There Is No ‘Existential Threat’ From AI Says Timnit Gebru
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Sep 29, 202631:43pending

Inside the Network of Anonymous Men Destroying Young Women's Lives
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Sep 24, 202619:14pending