#385 – Jimmy Wales: Wikipedia

About this episode

<p>Jimmy Wales is the co-founder of Wikipedia. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Hexclad Cookware</b>: <a href="https://hexclad.com/lex">https://hexclad.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get 10% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Eight Sleep</b>: <a href="https://www.eightsleep.com/lex">https://www.eightsleep.com/lex</a> to get special savings<br /> &#8211; <b>House of Macadamias</b>: <a href="https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex">https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order</p> <p>Transcript: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/jimmy-wales-transcript">https://lexfridman.com/jimmy-wales-transcript</a></p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Jimmy&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/jimmy_wales">https://twitter.com/jimmy_wales</a><br /> Jimmy&#8217;s Wikipedia page: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Wales">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Wales</a><br /> Donate to Wikipedia: <a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org">https://donate.wikimedia.org</a><br /> WT.Social: <a href="https://wt.social/">https://wt.social/</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#038; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (05:10) &#8211; Origin story of Wikipedia<br /> (11:14) &#8211; Design of Wikipedia<br /> (18:07) &#8211; Number of articles on Wikipedia<br /> (24:18) &#8211; Wikipedia pages for living persons<br /> (45:11) &#8211; ChatGPT<br /> (58:42) &#8211; Wikipedia&#8217;s political bias<br /> (1:04:46) &#8211; Conspiracy theories<br /> (1:17:51) &#8211; Facebook<br /> (1:26:09) &#8211; Twitter<br /> (1:46:45) &#8211; Building Wikipedia<br /> (2:01:18) &#8211; Wikipedia funding<br /> (2:12:38) &#8211; ChatGPT vs Wikipedia<br /> (2:17:19) &#8211; Larry Sanger<br /> (2:22:51) &#8211; Twitter files<br /> (2:25:43) &#8211; Government and censorship<br /> (2:40:07) &#8211; Adolf Hitler&#8217;s Wikipedia page<br /> (2:51:49) &#8211; Future of Wikipedia<br /> (3:03:51) &#8211; Advice for young people<br /> (3:11:13) &#8211; Meaning of life</p>