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Wikipedia

Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales on the opposite sides of the Wikipedia logo. | Illustration by Lex Villena

Misinformation

Can You Trust Wikipedia?

Wikipedia shapes our perception of reality today more than ever before because it informs the large language models like ChatGPT. But can we really trust it?

Zach Weissmueller | 2.23.2026 11:30 AM

Unintended Consequences with a parrot AI robot, French wikipedia, and a pizza box with a Doordash logo | ReasonTV

Unintended Consequences

Great Moments in Unintended Consequences: DoorDash, Google AI, and French Wikipedia (Vol. 16)

Good intentions, bad results.

Austin Bragg, Meredith Bragg, and John Carter | 7.12.2024 10:20 AM

Jimmy Wales | Photo: Lino Mirgeler/Getty

Internet

What Wikipedia Can Teach the Rest of the Internet

Jimmy Wales talks about why his online encyclopedia works, how to improve social media, and why Section 230 isn't the real problem with the internet.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 9.18.2022 6:00 AM

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