Jimmy interviewed on the Cyberlaw Podcast

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Jimmy interviewed on the Cyberlaw Podcast

Unread post by tarantino » Thu Jun 01, 2023 9:02 pm

Stewart Baker interviews Jimmy on the Cyberlaw podcast.

"Baker served as General Counsel of the National Security Agency, Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security, and drafter of a report reforming the intelligence community after the Iraq War. His legal practice focuses on cyber security, CFIUS, export controls, government procurement, and immigration and regulation of international travel."
In this bonus episode of the Cyberlaw Podcast, I interview Jimmy Wales, the cofounder of Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a rare survivor from the Internet Hippie Age, coexisting like a great herbivorous dinosaur with Facebook, Twitter, and the other carnivorous mammals of Web 2.0. Perhaps not coincidentally, Jimmy is the most prominent founder of a massive internet institution not to become a billionaire. We explore why that is, and how he feels about it.

I ask Jimmy whether Wikipedia's model is sustainable, and what new challenges lie ahead for the online encyclopedia. We explore the claim that Wikipedia has a lefty bias, and whether a neutral point of view can be maintained by including only material from trusted sources. I ask Jimmy about a concrete example—what looks to me like an idiosyncratically biased entry in Wikipedia for "Communism."

We close with an exploration of the opportunities and risks posed for Wikipedia by ChatGPT and other large language AI models.
I haven't bothered to listen to it, but others might be interested.

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Re: Jimmy interviewed on the Cyberlaw Podcast

Unread post by AndyTheGrump » Thu Jun 01, 2023 9:12 pm

Jimmy is the most prominent founder of a massive internet institution not to become a billionaire. We explore why that is, and how he feels about it.
I'm going to guess 'unhappy'?

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Re: Jimmy interviewed on the Cyberlaw Podcast

Unread post by No Ledge » Fri Jun 02, 2023 12:56 am

AndyTheGrump wrote:
Thu Jun 01, 2023 9:12 pm
Jimmy is the most prominent founder of a massive internet institution not to become a billionaire. We explore why that is, and how he feels about it.
I'm going to guess 'unhappy'?
Jimmy Wales FAQ
How does it feel to not be a billionaire?
Jimmy Wales wrote:I don't know, how does it feel to you?
No coffee? OK, then maybe just a little appreciation for my work out here?

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Re: Jimmy interviewed on the Cyberlaw Podcast

Unread post by thekohser » Sun Jun 04, 2023 6:03 pm

I'm sure he bristled at being called "cofounder", but he deftly got through the discussion of the early days of Wikipedia without naming the person who presented Jimmy the idea of making a wiki feeder for Nupedia, or the person who named it "Wikipedia", or the person who issued the first public call for participation in Wikipedia.
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Re: Jimmy interviewed on the Cyberlaw Podcast

Unread post by Anroth » Sun Jun 04, 2023 6:53 pm

I thought he owned wikia/fandom? Or at least has a significant share interest. That must be raking in the ad dollars given how obscenely aggressive it's ads are.

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Re: Jimmy interviewed on the Cyberlaw Podcast

Unread post by Hemiauchenia » Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:14 pm

Anroth wrote:
Sun Jun 04, 2023 6:53 pm
I thought he owned wikia/fandom? Or at least has a significant share interest. That must be raking in the ad dollars given how obscenely aggressive it's ads are.
Fandom has been bought out by the private equity firm TPG Inc. (T-H-L), not sure what kind of stake Jimmy holds in the project any more.

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