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Yochai Benkler and Jimmy Wales Discuss Cooperation
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Jimmy Wales: Wikipedia and Mutually Assured Destruction
02 min 42 secWikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales discusses neutrality on Wikipedia, arguing that it's maintained through the concept of "mutually assured destruction." He explains that editors are forced to "write for the enemy," as anything that's explicitly biased will be deleted by someone on the other side of the debate.
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Yochai Benkler: Taking the Wiki Model Offline
04 min 07 secYochai Benkler, Berkman Professor of Entrepreneurial Legal Studies at Harvard, argues that Wikipedia’s model of collaboration can be applied to other aspects of society. He contends that the prevailing notion that humans are selfish is untrue, and that reworking society to be more in-line with the Wikipedia model could prove highly beneficial.
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Jimmy Wales: Should Wikipedia Editors Be Paid?
00 min 00 secJimmy Wales discusses the idea of paying Wikipedia editors in order to encourage people in developing countries to contribute their perspectives. He explains that while some work, like a wiki on Muppets doesn’t have economic value, others, like a Zulu version of Wikipedia, might.
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