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Völlig albern. Einfach mal "AI-powered" draufhauen, dabei ist es einfach nur abgeschriebenes und angepasstes #Wikipedia
fixed that for you
@molly0xfff I don't think you want #wikipedia get associated with this piece of #junk , filled with #fascist lies.
Völlig albern. Einfach mal "AI-powered" draufhauen, dabei ist es einfach nur abgeschriebenes und angepasstes #Wikipedia
So there’s a new Guardian interview with Jimmy Wales out (to promote his new book, with an affiliate link for the Guardian in it) titled “‘People thought I was a communist doing this as a non-profit’: is Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales the last decent tech baron?”* that’s making the rounds here.
For those who only read the headlines, here’s a TL;DR: No. There is no such thing as decent tech baron, that’s an oxymoron.
From the article itself:
“‘I’m actually quite in favour of business and capitalism and all that.’ (He’s currently president of Fandom, an ad-funded entertainment site that hosts user-edited pages, owned by private equity firm TPG Capital).”
And:
“Does he still regard Musk, the world’s richest man, as a friend? ‘Friends is probably a little strong. I mean, not, not that –‘ he sputters, editing himself in real time. ‘I want to be careful how I say that, only because I’ve met him maybe five or six times, so that I would be overstating to say friends. We’ve been friendly, and even now he’s much nicer to me in private than you might think. I mean, he’s got a big public persona, and that’s a little bit different from the private Elon, who I think is more thoughtful.’”
Also, some more background:
https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/115445244962527420
#JimmyWales #wikipedia #theGuardian #bookPromotion #capitalism #ElonMusk #adTech #zeroRating #Facebook #Meta #surveillanceCapitalism #regulation
‘People thought I was a communist doing this as a non-profit’: is #Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales the last decent tech baron? - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/27/people-thought-i-was-a-communist-doing-this-as-a-non-profit-is-wikipedias-jimmy-wales-the-last-decent-tech-baron
Rather than focus on the toxic behaviour & attitudes of the TechBros, how about taking some time out this morning to read an interview with Jimmy Wales the man behind Wikipedia.
As he reflects on the impact of AI on Wikipedia & other issues, he comes over as a refreshing change from other 'Tech Barons'.
Wikipedia is where facts go to live
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