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Jimmy Wales: ‘AI can generate answers. It still can’t earn trust’
Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, stated that although AI can generate answers, it still cannot earn trust. He emphasized that Wikipedia remains sustainable due to its non-reliance on ads or subscriptions, maintaining a public good status through its freely licensed content model. The discussion addressed how concerns about tech companies training AI models could be managed while preserving open access.
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