S14 E16 Who Controls Knowledge Now? Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia’s Founder, on the Future of the Web - Part 2

In Part 2 of this conversation, Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia and author of The Seven Rules of Trust, joins Patrick McGinnis to confront the hardest question of our time: how do we build trust in a world where reality itself is becoming unstable? From AI-generated content and deepfakes to misinformation and collapsing institutional credibility, this episode explores what trust looks like under pressure. Jimmy shares his framework for rebuilding trust, the governance principles that protect neutrality, and the leadership choices required to build systems that endure in an era of technological acceleration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices