Jimmy Wales is the founder of Wikipedia and an admirer of Friedrich A. Hayek's work. In this interview, hosted by Luis Figueroa, he answers various questions about the philosophical ideas behind this virtual community-built encyclopedia. Wales explains that the original idea for the project stems from Hayek's thoughts on the impossibility of central planning and the existence of disperse knowledge. He also discusses the benefits Wikipedia offers a global society that demands reliable sources of information.
Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Wales is the founder of Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia created in 2001. He is a member of the board and chair emeritus of the Wikimedia Foundation that operates several online collaborative wiki projects, including Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wikiquote, and others. He also serves as president of Wikia, Inc. Wales holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in finance from Auburn University and University of Alabama, respectively.
Interview with Jimmy Wales by Luis Figueroa Jimmy Wales
Business School, EN-605
Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Guatemala, October 23rd 2008
A New Media - UFM. Production. Guatemala, October 2008 Camera: Manuel Alvarez, Joni Vasquez; digital editing: Claudia de Obregón; index and synopsis: Christiaan Ketelaar; contents revisers: Daphne Ortiz, Rebeca Zuñiga; publication: Mario Pivaral / Carlos Petz
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Why do you need to understand the work of Friedrich A. Hayek to understand Wikipedia?
Do you think there is too much information out there and do you think people are annoyed by it?
Are incentives more important than rules?
Do you consider yourself an entrepreneur?
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