Pod Save the UK Pod Save the Truth w/ Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales
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Oct 23, 2025 
Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, joins to dissect the crisis of trust in our digital age. He discusses the impact of AI on information, pondering whether it aids politics or erodes public faith. Wales highlights Wikipedia's unique blend of community moderation versus algorithmic approaches, addressing claims of bias while envisioning AI's role in curbing misinformation. The conversation touches on the Online Safety Act's potential risks and the hope for rebuilding trust through positive online engagement in a world filled with toxic rhetoric.
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Be Transparent About AI Use
- Disclose AI use openly when it affects others' expectations, especially in politics or professional work.
- Create clear guidelines and accountability for public officials and workers using AI to preserve trust.
AI Reflects Human History And Bias
- Generative AI mirrors humanity's full record, including its biases and mistakes, because it trains on existing content.
- That means AI is not omniscient and will reproduce historical errors and prejudices unless corrected.
Wales' 'Kate Garvey' Hallucination Test
- Jimmy Wales runs a simple test asking models about his wife, Kate Garvey, and they invent plausible but false details repeatedly.
- He uses this recurring, amusing failure to illustrate how models confidently hallucinate plausible fabrications.
