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    Signature. Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales (born August 7, 1966) ( Jimbo Wales as a user of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects), is a British-American [3] Internet entrepreneur, webmaster, and former financial trader. He is a co-founder of Wikipedia and the for-profit wiki hosting service Fandom (formerly Wikia).

  3. May 20, 2015 · No, Wales wants Wikipedia to be an agent of change, and he believes it has the tools to help set oppressed societies free and bridge conflicts.

  4. Sep 12, 2023 · Disinformation and online hate have been a grievance for Wales and one that has led to blows with the X (formerly Twitter) boss Elon Musk, who offered $1 billion (€915 million) for Wikipedia to ...

    • Pascale Davies
  5. Mar 19, 2013 · Wales’ work has been criticized by observers either misinformed about the mechanics by which Wikipedia improves itself or nostalgic for a time before the illusion of a singular, authoritative...

    • Ted Greenwald
  6. Mar 30, 2023 · But Wales is unfazed by this. “Using AI to triple the number of Wikipedia entries wouldn’t increase our running costs by more than £1,000 a year,” said Wales. It’s a future that Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is already spending a lot of time thinking about, as he weighs up how the world’s biggest online encyclopaedia will evolve in ...

  7. Jimmy Wales. Wikipedia’s founder, Jimmy Wales, continues on in the Wikimedia movement as a member of the Wikimedia Foundation’s Board of Trustees, 20 years after he first orchestrated Wikipedia’s debut on the internet. He also continues to inspire people across the Wikimedia movement, as with his talks at Wikimedia events and his personal ...

  8. Jul 27, 2016 · It's a prospect that would have felt unimaginable until Wikipedia, launched 15 years ago, came along. Wales was co-founder of the revolutionary online encyclopedia, which created waves and ...

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