Metrics that Measure Up The Wayback Machine + Internet Archive with Brewster Kahle - Founder and Chief Librarian
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Jan 19, 2021 
Brewster Kahle, Founder of the Internet Archive and creator of the Wayback Machine, is a visionary advocate for universal access to knowledge. He talks about the Archive's staggering scale, including 516 billion web pages and 70 petabytes of storage. Brewster emphasizes the need for diverse media preservation as we face increasing barriers in digital archiving. He also discusses the importance of metadata and provenances in combating disinformation, while advocating for a nonprofit model that promotes an equitable and resilient internet.
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A Lifetime North Star
- Brewster Kahle set a lifelong North Star: universal access to all knowledge, inspired by early AI and library visions.
- He pursued broad technical foundations and long-term projects rather than short-term achievement.
Big Data Is The Fuel For AI
- Modern AI progress depends on massive, high-quality data to train useful models.
- Kahle argues we must digitize and preserve great works so AI learns from our best cultural sources.
Archive As Internet Plumbing
- Internet Archive now holds hundreds of billions of web pages and tens of petabytes of media.
- Kahle wants the Archive to become internet plumbing that supports research, journalism, and accountability.
