Overview
- Speaking in Berlin, Wales said Wikipedia has not been captured by left-wing activists and rejected the allegation outright.
- Wales noted that niche entries can reflect a single author’s viewpoint and said other editors should correct such imbalances.
- He urged volunteers to treat neutrality critiques constructively, reminding that articles are created and revised by users.
- Elon Musk has long argued Wikipedia leans left and recently unveiled Grokipedia from his xAI team with a similar layout and cited sources.
- Wales presented his book Trust, co-written with journalist Dan Gardner and already on sale in Germany since late October.