• 17:24 - 20:29
Helen “Of Destroy” Buyniski | The Information Iron Curtain, Parsing Propaganda, & The Synthetic Slave Species Shift
Wikidata, Smart Devices, Billionaire Philanthropist Funding
The conversation shifts to how Wikipedia and Wikidata serve as the primary data sources for AI assistants like Alexa, often spreading unsourced or libelous information. Beyniski questions the massive funding Wikipedia receives from foundations led by George Soros and Pierre Omidyar, suggesting the site's low overhead doesn't justify the hundreds of millions in donations. Connections between Jimmy Wales, Tony Blair, and the World Economic Forum are also examined.