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Jimmy Wales: 'AI can generate answers. It still can't earn trust'

The leadership lesson of Wikipedia.

Fortune · Aug 16

Plausible mistakes: Wikipedia boss says don't trust AI

Artificial intelligence could make our lives better, according to Wikipedia's founder, but it's still far from being a reliable source of information.

AAP · May 20

Wikipedia founder brands Australia’s social media ban an ‘unmitigated disaster’ and ‘embarrassment’

Jimmy Wales remembers a toxic internet even before social media and says AI is ‘not a disaster’ for the free – and freely edited - online encyclopaedia

The Guardian - AU · May 4

Wikipedia is now 25 years old — world’s 7th most popular website now has over 7 million English articles and 7 billion monthly visitors

Wikipedia is 25. Founded on this day in 2001, this community contributor driven site has convincingly usurped what were once the default general reference works of choice, like Encyclopædia Britannica and Microsoft Encarta.

Tom’s Hardware · Jan 17

Wikipedia signs deals with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, saying AI firms should pay 'fair share'

The founder of the platform says large language models have been ‘hammering’ Wikipedia’s servers and AI companies should “chip in and pay fair share”.

Euronews · Jan 16

Wikipedia commemorates 25th anniversary by inking AI licensing deals

Wikipedia, the ninth most visited site globally, boasts over 65 million articles in 300 languages, maintained by some 250,000 volunteers

The Independent UK · Jan 15

Wikipedia at 25: can its original ideals survive in the age of AI?

Around the turn of the century, the internet underwent a transformation dubbed “web 2.0”. The world wide web of the 1990s had largely been read-only: static pages, hand-built homepages, portal sites with content from a few publishers.

The Conversation · Jan 14

Elon Musk Says Grokipedia 'Is Growing' After Surging to 1.8M Articles in Two Months

Elon Musk says Grokipedia 'is growing' as his Wikipedia rival reaches 1.8M articles with 71K AI-approved edits in just two months.

International Business Times UK · Dec 30, 2025

Wikipedia Cofounder Slams Elon Musk's Grokipedia As 'Thumb On The Scales'

Wikipedia cofounder Jimmy Wales warns Elon Musk's Grokipedia may lack trust, calling it a biased AI encyclopedia.

International Business Times UK · Dec 19, 2025

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales blows his top and hits da bricks 45 seconds into an interview, shouting 'It's a stupid question!' as he walks offstage

It was the first question.

PC Gamer · Nov 14, 2025