Wikipedia, the massive online encyclopedia, will be 25 years old in January. It’s a project born out of founder Jimmy Wales’s passion for encyclopedias. Despite challenges, including a critique by Elon Musk and the rise of AI, Wales remains committed to the free dissemination of knowledge. However, the site’s beginnings were not smooth; its predecessor, Nupedia, struggled with a slow peer-review process. Wales, a former trader and internet entrepreneur, funded Nupedia with money from his search engine company, Bomis. Despite its significance, some critics have labeled Wikipedia as ‘Wokipedia’, suggesting a bias in its content.