Talk:Lex Fridman

Content removal / vandalism

Due to the recent number of IP/new editors who are attempting to remove reliable critique of Lex, and Lex's tweet which references the wikipedia page, I have requested increased protection for the page, currently pending.

Wikipedia is WP:NOTCENSORED nor is it a WP:SOAPBOX. The critique comes from individuals with credentials. Complaining about your Wikipedia article only creates a streisand effect. Zenomonoz (talk) 03:55, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

That's not what vandalism is, @Zenomonoz. If people remove sourced content without comment, you won't be at fault for reverting but since it's a BLP, when you do so, you must seriously consider whether what was removed contained BLP issues. The subjects of BLPs are afforded protections and they should be taken seriously when they object to how we cover them. You should also invite those editors to discuss their concerns on the talk page, and advise them that offwiki coordination is not allowed. It's not improbable that multiple individuals come in independently after a public event without there being any coordination, so reasonable amount of good faith ought to be extended as well. They could still be interested in working within Wikipedia guidelines and with some help, may help improve the article, and even go on to become regular editors. Best, Usedtobecool ☎️ 04:39, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

@Usedtobecool illegitimate blanking is a listed form of vandalism on WP:VANDAL, so that is what vandalism is. I do not have to "seriously consider" these repeated attempts to remove content again and again given the source itself was already discussed on the reliable sources noticeboard and these users do not provide any convincing argument. "They could still be interested in working within Wikipedia guidelines and with some help" – did I say otherwise? Did I say they should be banned? No, I said I have requested protection which is a standard procedure in cases like this. IP editors can still make requests on the talk page. There is a reason that controversial articles often do not allow brand new editors to edit. Zenomonoz (talk) 04:54, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

I am guessing you didn't read the second paragraph. Usedtobecool ☎️ 05:01, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_423#Business_Insider_on_Lex_Fridman This has already been resolved. The BI article has been deemed a usable source. Hemiauchenia (talk) 05:04, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Still doesn't make it vandalism, or any content citing it beyond challenge. Usedtobecool ☎️ 05:44, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Not including an edit summary when blanking, is vandalism. Zenomonoz (talk) 06:00, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

No, it's not. Please make a habit of reading policy pages, especially when engaging in arguments over them. Usedtobecool ☎️ 06:50, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia not a platform for "reliable critique". The "reception" section of the article should be removed as it does not fulfill the function of providing neutral information. Devoting a large portion of an article about a person to the opinions expressed about the person qualifies as gossip. The articles for other prominent controversial media figures do not contain sections involving "reception". BonsaiBonzai123 (talk) 04:59, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

How would you know what Wikipedia is for if you've never edited it before? This kind of stuff is standard in Wikipedia biographies. Hemiauchenia (talk) 05:05, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons BonsaiBonzai123 (talk) 05:07, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#Wikipedia_is_not_a_newspaper BonsaiBonzai123 (talk) 05:08, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Uh no, Wikipedia:Criticism#"Reception" type section: An acceptable approach to including criticisms in Wikipedia articles is to separate the description of a topic from a description of how the topic was received. Suitable section titles, depending on case, include: "Reception Zenomonoz (talk) 05:09, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

"However, sections dedicated to negative material may violate the NPOV policy and may be a troll magnet, which can be harmful if it leads to users with strong opinions dominating the article but may simplify maintenance of the article if unhelpful edits are limited to a single section." BonsaiBonzai123 (talk) 05:13, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

You misunderstand. It isn't dedicated to negative material, it is dedicated to reception (which includes praise). It's just that the sources include a lot of critique. "Sections dedicated to negative material" is in reference to BLPS in which a user might attempt to create a section exclusively about critique (even when reliable sources include lots of priase) Zenomonoz (talk) 05:16, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Also Criticism and praise should be included if they can be sourced to reliable secondary sources, so long as the material is presented responsibly, conservatively, and in a disinterested tone – the section includes both critique and praise, and it's also coming from reputable scholars, not randoms. Pretty standard on BLPs, especially for 'academic' figures. Zenomonoz (talk) 05:11, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

I believe the reception section violates NPOV. Have a look at the Jordan Peterson article, there is no reception section, presumably because it became/would have become a gossip section https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Peterson BonsaiBonzai123 (talk) 05:15, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

So? The Jordan Peterson article is formatted to weave some reception of him through the article. E.g. the "influences" section there is some of it. We also don't format this article based upon the Peterson article (or any other). "There is no reception section, presumably because it became/would have become a gossip section" well if there are WP:RS with peer commentary on Peterson (praise or critique), they can certainly be included on the Peterson article. Reception is often more logical under a separate header rather than weaved through the article. Zenomonoz (talk) 05:20, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

I don't believe the material is presented responsibly or conservatively. The opinions expressed are strong and controversial. I think it is a troll magnet. BonsaiBonzai123 (talk) 05:30, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

"I don't believe the material is presented responsibly or conservatively" – responsibly and conservatively just means to attribute, i.e. X said X, which is done. So yeah.

"The opinions expressed are strong and controversial" – just because you do not like them does not mean they should be removed. The opinions of peers/experts in their respective fields are hardly controversial. Zenomonoz (talk) 05:34, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

" Care must be taken with article structure to ensure the overall presentation and section headings are broadly neutral." Praise/criticism is not neutral. BonsaiBonzai123 (talk) 05:36, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

That is why we use the heading "reception", which is acceptable on Wikipedia. Nowhere does the page include the heading 'praise' or 'criticism'... Zenomonoz (talk) 05:41, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

For examples of articles that are "broadly neutral" you may refer to Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson, Bernie Sanders, - basically any public figure. You will find no sections titled "reception" or anything devoted to what the the media says about them. BonsaiBonzai123 (talk) 05:41, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

No. I have already linked you an essay page showing that a reception section is acceptable. The Joe Rogan article includes plenty of media commentary on him, the word "misinformation" is included a total of 12 times, and "controversy" 6 times. Different articles can be arranged in different ways.

If you are going to keep arguing about this you are going to end up looking like a WP:SPA and somebody WP:NOTHERE to build an encyclopaedia. I think you might consider that I have been here a while and I am giving you some constructive feedback. Zenomonoz (talk) 05:46, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

The reception section is used for books and works of art or when the original article grows to large:

"This approach employs a separate article that includes both positive and negative viewpoints. This approach is often taken when the primary article on a literary topic grows too large and is subject to a content fork."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Criticism#%22Reception%22_type_section BonsaiBonzai123 (talk) 05:48, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Then read the page relevant to biographies of living persons WP:BLP. Criticism and praise should be included if they can be sourced to reliable secondary sources, so long as the material is presented responsibly, conservatively, and in a disinterested tone – which it is. So your argument that critique cannot be included is incorrect.

A large number of new editors like yourself have attempted to raise these kinds of arguments before and they never end up going anywhere. It's not a good look when you show up after Lex's off wiki canvassing. Zenomonoz (talk) 05:54, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

It is not presented responsibly or conservatively or in a disinterested tone. For models of how to write an article that fulfills these criteria you may refer to any articles of any public figure. BonsaiBonzai123 (talk) 06:00, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

It is presented in a disinterested tone, because the tone refers to what is written in WP:WIKIVOICE, not what other persons said about Lex. Zenomonoz (talk) 06:02, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Fine but since the content itself is inflammatory and occupies roughly 1/3 of the article it is not responsible or conservative and violates the neutrality of the article as a whole, please remove it and integrate criticism in a way that does not violate NPOV. BonsaiBonzai123 (talk) 06:11, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

WP:Criticism is an essay, which means that it is not Wikipedia policy. Hemiauchenia (talk) 05:55, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Please keep your bias out of people's wiki pages. This is a pathetic article about lex. Just because you sourced "a reliable source" doesn't make it right. It paints a mostly negative picture of him. Most people don't agree with this, even those who may not like lex. Rewrite the page in non-biased manner. 41.81.128.187 (talk) 06:34, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

• Maybe, but. If the Wikipedia:Criticism#"Reception" type section section is just to include criticism content and lacks NPOV then it is not reception in anything other than section name, and is rather criticism. If we cant have a section with NPOV, then move the content into other parts of the article. A laundry list of the mainstream media thinking the article subject is bad, is not at all NPOV. Thanks Jtbobwaysf (talk) 09:49, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

  That isn’t how it works, and it doesn’t “just include criticism content”. It includes positive/indifferent discussion of his work. And even if there were zero sources positively discussing him, that isn’t a reason to exclude critique. It would only be an NPOV if there were positive reception sources but they were purposely not included and not represented. That isn’t happening. Zenomonoz (talk) 10:36, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

  The person who wrote the reception section cherry-picked the contents of the Elizabeth Lopatto article. The article describes Lex's interview style as ideal but this aspect is omitted in the summarization. Here is the full paragraph:

  "Fridman’s podcast is ideal because it has a following among the tech elite, and because Fridman is a softball interviewer. (He couldn’t even get Bezos to divulge how much he curls!) But that’s not the only thing it’s got going for it. Fridman has a close association with Elon Musk — he rocketed to fame on the back of a controversial study of Tesla, followed by an interview with Musk himself."

  This is the problem with dedicating a section to reception aka gossip. It invites this kind of activity. BonsaiBonzai123 (talk) 18:04, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

  They are using the term ‘ideal’ in a skeptical way. They are suggesting it is ‘ideal’ (for the tech elite) because they will not face much scrutiny from Lex. Also the second part about the ‘controversial study’ is hardly positive, and is already covered under MIT. Zenomonoz (talk) 20:54, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

  I see that now! I'm not used to reading this type of content! BonsaiBonzai123 (talk) 18:08, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

  Tabloid journalism is not allowed.

  "Wikipedia's sourcing policy, Verifiability, says that all quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable, published source using an inline citation; material not meeting this standard may be removed. This policy extends that principle, adding that contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced should be removed immediately and without discussion. This applies whether the material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable and whether it is in a biography or in some other article. The material should not be added to an article when the only sources are tabloid journalism. When material is both verifiable and noteworthy, it will have appeared in more reliable sources."

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons#Balance BonsaiBonzai123 (talk) 18:23, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

  The article isn’t using tabloid sources. So no. Zenomonoz (talk) 20:57, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Criticism#"Reception" type section "include both negative and positive assessments." So if we cannot find positive content to put in the section, then the section is misnamed. I would note that in the case of Lex_Fridman#Reception I do note that there seem to be both positive and negative reviews of the article subject, so it seems fine to me. Jtbobwaysf (talk) 06:48, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Regardless of whether the of whether the assessment is neutral positive or negative, this type of source is not allowed. Sometimes it is even hard to tell what the author is saying because in this style of journalism it is the custom to employ a shifty ironical tone to excite strong emotional response!

Please adhere to this standard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons#Balance

"Wikipedia's sourcing policy, Verifiability, says that all quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable, published source using an inline citation; material not meeting this standard may be removed. This policy extends that principle, adding that contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced should be removed immediately and without discussion. This applies whether the material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable and whether it is in a biography or in some other article. The material should not be added to an article when the only sources are tabloid journalism. When material is both verifiable and noteworthy, it will have appeared in more reliable sources."

Please inform yourselves as to what tabloid journalism and assess the content, tone and motivations of the sources being used.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabloid_journalism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensationalism BonsaiBonzai123 (talk) 17:59, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Biographies of Living Persons are held to a higher standard. Tabloid Journalism is not acceptable. The sources being used in the reception article are Tabloid Journalism.

Regardless of whether the of whether the assessment is neutral positive or negative, this type of source is not allowed. Sometimes it is even hard to tell what the author is saying because in this style of journalism it is the custom to employ a shifty ironical tone to excite strong emotional response!

Please adhere to this standard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons#Balance

"Wikipedia's sourcing policy, Verifiability, says that all quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable, published source using an inline citation; material not meeting this standard may be removed. This policy extends that principle, adding that contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced should be removed immediately and without discussion. This applies whether the material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable and whether it is in a biography or in some other article. The material should not be added to an article when the only sources are tabloid journalism. When material is both verifiable and noteworthy, it will have appeared in more reliable sources."

Please inform yourselves as to what tabloid journalism and assess the content, tone and motivations of the sources being used.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabloid_journalism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensationalism BonsaiBonzai123 (talk) 17:58, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Sorry but can you read what I have patiently written to you already? The source was already discussed on the reliable sources noticeboard where it was agreed to be reliable/acceptable and it is attributed so there is no issue. Often new editors have some questions, but you have written an excessive number of replies and refused to accept independent input. Zenomonoz (talk) 20:21, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

I just think you need to read the guidelines a bit more clearly. When the source is deemed reliable (which it was) and verifiable (which it is), then it can be used. This does not count as ‘tabloid’ journalism. Zenomonoz (talk) 20:37, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Is Wikipedia biased...?

I'm not a huge Wikipedia user, but I find myself reading Wikipedia articles often enough, usually after googling a certain figure or event. But I have started to notice Wikipedia articles and stated 'facts' seem to be leaning in a certain direction...

It seems to me that Wikipedia, something trying to emulate an encyclopedia, would try it's utmost to remain as impartial as possible - would ideally refrain, as much as possible, from including editorials or personal opinions; or if unable to refrain, would make sure to include enough of all sides of the issue to maintain its impartiality. This would be the BARE MINIMUM needed to be considered a valid source of information (like an encyclopedia) and not an Editorial. But in this, as well as many other recent articles, there is definitely a left-leaning bias (IMHO).

A simple example - in the list of Lex's interviewees, some more prominent individuals were left out - renowned podcaster Joe Rogan, presidential adviser Jared Kushner, current presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr, to name a few. Yet for some reason Mohamed El-Kurd is included in the list containing authors,professors, leaders of industry, actors, famous entrepreneurs, Prime Ministers and intellectuals.

Why?

Why can't something as ideal as an impartial encyclopedia and source of genuine information - remain just that? 2A00:A041:3CDC:8C00:DC14:DA63:E83E:13BF (talk) 21:13, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

We cannot list everyone who has been on his podcast. Please see this archived discussion; the consensus is to only include guests who have been written about in secondary sources. Primefac (talk) 21:16, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Reception Section

The following sentence should be removed from the reception section. I'll do it myself but I'm giving the few users determined to boost a particular perspective time to argue otherwise. The rest of the section is fair, though it should probably be reordered and expanded.

According to research experts interviewed by Business Insider in April 2023, Fridman "lacks the publications, citations and conference appearances required to be taken seriously in the hypercompetitive world of academia".

This statement has numerous problems. First, it is vague and subjective. What does "taken seriously" mean? This is just an insult. Fridman is currently employed by a university as a research scientist. Does this qualify as being "taken seriously" by academia? Is being a tenured professor the only way to succeed in academia? There's no way to make this determination because the statement is just an expression of subjective derision in a WP:BLP.

It asserts that he lacks "publications, citations and conference appearances". According to Google Scholar, Fridman has ~2000 citations. This is not exceptional but it's not nothing, and given that context the statement misleadingly implies he barely any.

The attribution of this quote is questionable. First, it is anonymous. Secondly, what is a "research expert". This is not a term used in academia. Also, the article attributes it to "experts" plural, but it reads like a quote from a single person. WP:BLP can do better than a questionable anonymous quote in an attack article.

The language of this sentence violates WP:BLP in multiple ways. It lacks precision and uses loaded language, when the policy requires that a person be commonly described that way in reliable sources. I am not aware of any other source that describes Fridman this way, other than the Business Insider article, which seems solely devoted to make him look as bad as possible. Chase Kanipe (talk) 11:29, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

Chase Kanipe – this wasn't an "anonymous quote" (your words in your edit summary). It is a quote that can be attributed to Julia Black. It isn't up to you to evaluate which critique should not be included just because you do not like it, nor for you to make up your own analysis or arguments about the number of citations he has had. Likely compared to peers his own age, his research output is not impressive. "solely devoted to make him look as bad as possible"?? Hmm that's your opinion (!) and it is starting to look like you are WP:WHITEWASHING. Wikipedia allows for inclusion on sources deemed reliable, and this source has already been discussed on a noticeboard where consensus was gained that it was acceptable. Zenomonoz (talk) 01:17, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

You seem to think that a source being deemed reliable warrants the inclusion of any statement from it. It is not the job of WP:BLP to aggregate every negative statement made about a person in a reliable source. Doing so can result in an article that violates WP:BLP or WP:NPOV, as I have argued is the case here.

You misunderstand my objection. I did not argue against the inclusion of the Business Insider article, as you alleged. As I said before, the other uses of this source in the article are fair. I argued against the inclusion of this particular sentence, because it is an imprecise expression of derision that probably violates both WP:NPOV and WP:BLP.

You have described this quote as "criticism". If it was a criticism, I would not object to including it. It's not a criticism, it's an insult. I ask you again, what does "taken seriously" mean. This phrase is more than an assessment of his research record, it derides him as a person. If this derision was repeated in multiple reliable sources perhaps it would be notable enough to warrant inclusion, but the judgement is only expressed in a single source and is sourced to anonymous "research experts". As written it fails to conform to an impartial encyclopedic tone.

You have stated that "it isn't up to you to evaluate which critique should not be included". Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate compilation of information. You're correct it isn't up to me, it is up to a consensus of Wikipedia editors to make considered judgements about how to conform articles to Wikipedia policy, which is why I started this conversation here and given reasons this sentence is not up to standard. Chase Kanipe (talk) 12:57, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

I argued against the inclusion of this particular sentence – that isn't a convincing argument. It's just you doing your own analysis, which isn't how Wikipedia works. If it's a quote from a reliable source, it's allowed to be included. Zenomonoz (talk) 23:22, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

• Keep it out until there is clear consensus to include (as for me I am on the remove side). The burden on inclusion is on the editor seeking to add it. I looked just now and the content has already been removed (or I missed it when I just looked). WP:BI is not a generally speaking reliable source and thus should not be used for this sort of controversial criticism, WP:NOCRIT and WP:BLPRESTORE apply, do not re-add without consensus. The arguments above that this is not criticism is laughable, its not a notable person making this statement, nor is it a notable publication, it is simply a junk website writing a hit piece and we do not include such junk on wikipedia, there is already plenty of policy on this. If you still disagree, run an RFC (I suspect it will fail miserably, but you never know...) Thanks! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 20:57, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

  "The arguments above that this is not criticism is laughable" (what?) and "it is simply a junk website writing a hit piece and we do not include such junk on wikipedia" are WP:TENDENTIOUS disputes over the reliability of a source which was deemed reliable on the noticeboard (see WP:SOURCEGOODFAITH). Zenomonoz (talk) 23:21, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

We've already had this discussion, see Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_423#Business_Insider_on_Lex_Fridman there's consensus among established editors that BI is fine to use in this case. Hemiauchenia (talk) 21:00, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

The quote from the computational biologist discussed there seems fine to me, particularly because it's attributed to Lior Pachter. So I agree with the consensus in that case, but I stand by my objection to the inclusion of the quote I brought up here attributed to "research experts". Chase Kanipe (talk) 23:13, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

I don't think you, nor Jtbobwaysf understand how "consensus" works on Wikipedia. It does not work by vote. It works by strength of the arguments. Considering the source itself has already been deemed reliable by the noticeboard, there is already a consensus for inclusion based on experienced editors assessments of policy. Zenomonoz (talk) 23:18, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

I think that's a bit uncharitable reading of Chase's comment. I still don't see a consensus to remove the quote though. Hemiauchenia (talk) 23:24, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Looks like you are replying to a few separate comments. Zenomonoz (talk) 23:27, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Fixed. Hemiauchenia (talk) 23:31, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

This response (1) fails to engage with my comment, (2) contradicts your earlier statements, and then (3) repeats the same misunderstanding of my argument I attempted to correct earlier.

1. I never said anything about or related to voting. I never even referred to "consensus" to bolster my case - I only made reference to the RFC that Hemiauchenia and yourself also referred to as a consensus.
2. In your first comment to me you dismissed my argument saying Wikipedia is not for me to "make up your own analysis or argument". Now you're saying consensus is about the strength of the arguments. If so then I look forward to you engaging directly with the arguments I've made for why my preferred editorial decisions better conform with Wikipedia policy.
3. You say there is "already a consensus for inclusion". I will say it again: I have not once suggested that the Business Insider article shouldn't be used as a source as was decided in the RFC. I have only argued against the inclusion of one particular sentence that mixes a statement of fact with a personal insult. There is not a consensus about this particular sentence.

Chase Kanipe (talk) 02:49, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

I fail to see any good reasoning here beyond your own "I don't like it". Nothing in BLP or NPOV guidelines suggests anything of the sort. It's from a source deemed reliable. You are misunderstanding neutrality to mean "50/50" which is not the point of the policy. Zenomonoz (talk) 04:27, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Again here you are projecting arguments onto me I never made and in this case it also appears you are also misattributing up quote? I've never made an argument on the basis of "50/50" and I never said the line you quote as "I don't like it", nor have I made a similar argument.

Please read my arguments again. The essence of my objection is that this sentence mixes a statement of fact with a personal insult against Fridman. I have argued it violates WP:BLP by labeling a person with a contentious label (as un-serious) when WP:BLP requires someone be commonly referred to that way in reliable sources. With this sentence the paragraph also fails to read as conservative or disinterested. Beside's that it personally insults Fridman, I have also argued that this case differs from the previously discussed quote because it is sourced from anonymous "research experts". It also violates the WP:NPOV suggestion that reputation comments are appropriate for inclusion when they're widespread (this opinion is only expressed in a single source), and it also qualifies as a disparaging statement that's "vague" (what does "not taken seriously" mean?). Chase Kanipe (talk) 11:59, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

The short discussion that was linked to seems to be not clear the hurdle set by WP:LOCALCONSENSUS and as such isn't really much more than we are having again here. WP:BI is a dubious source and as such as yellow in RSP. There is a note over at RSP that there was a time period from 2021-2023 that this was an RS, when it was called only "insider" but this source link clearly states BI. Maybe this is more like a some type of opinion post written by Julia Black and we could consider over at WP:RSN if this is due for inclusion on this article, or do an RFC here on it as well. I think a good question is if this type of opinion piece is an RS and if such content clears the hurdle of WP:NOCRIT. Or is this simply a colleague of the article subject with an axe to grind. Its unfortunate that we have these discussions again and again here at WP, and about inclusion of this type of defamatory content on articles, where the source is often a blog post or an opinion source. X person says Y about Z person and thus we spend all this energy talking about it here at wikipedia (when is anyone else talking about it? Has NYT discussed this source and found this opinion piece interesting?) In my opinion, there is certainly no consensus that this is an RS for this type of CRIT content and as such its odd we are even having this discussion. Maybe we should delete this reception section entirely, the real question is if any of this is even due, let alone the opinion of a BI writer, which is obviously UNDUE. If we do feel that Julia's opinion of Lex is due, why not just state that in the article directly? I for one, dont think any of it is due. Jtbobwaysf (talk) 06:00, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

No Jtbobwaysf. It isn't a "local consensus", this particular BI article was discussed on the reliable sources noticeboard (Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 423#Business Insider on Lex Fridman) where it was determined acceptable by four independent users. It is nothing like the unreliable content the RSP aims to deal with.

Refusing to accept the conclusions of independent input from the noticeboard is a WP:NORFC comment, so it's best to stop making this argument. As for WP:CRIT, that is a Wikipedia editor's essay, it is not a real editing guideline. Nothing in the essay would even support removing all reliable source commentary on Lex's career, given that essay actually recommends having a "reception" section. Zenomonoz (talk) 06:19, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Apologies, I didnt realize that was from RSN, I had thought it was a brief discussion on this talk page and now archived. Since RSN thinks it is kosher, then obviously local consensus doesnt apply and my above comments in relation to this article/content are moot. I retract my above comments about this content. I still think these commentary reaction sections are not encyclopedic, but that is a larger topic and not suitable for this talk page. Thanks! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 07:49, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Lex is far better known for his podcasting than his AI research, and it's not clear he actually does any active research at MIT currently, given the lack of publications over the last several years. AI is also a very high citation field, which makes the 2000+ citations somewhat less impressive in that context. Hemiauchenia (talk) 23:31, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

In the Boston Globe article it states that he's doing research he hopes to publish in 2024 and he's still employed as a research scientist. So I think he's at least actively attempting to do research. You're right his research record is quite limited especially for a 40 year old, but I think if the article's going to note that it needs to be phrased in a way that isn't a personal attack. I'm not sure how notable any information about his research is besides the autopilot debacle anyway. Chase Kanipe (talk) 02:22, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

I agree pretty much entirely, it's nonspecific and vague and uses loaded language. Basically undue. SmolBrane (talk) 18:54, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

• Just popping in to say that the existing consensus to include looks reasonable. We don't typically recognize a user's right to relitigate a recent consensus, per WP:CCC / WP:RECENTCONSENSUS (unless there is some genuinely new information to discuss), since doing so can suck editor time away from productive activities. Unless someone has a genuinely new argument, I'd suggest waiting for a while before taking another whack at this dead horse. Generalrelative (talk) 22:30, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

  To be clear, I was not arguing anything contrary to that consensus - that was Jtbobwaysf. I agree with source inclusion and the quote discussed there. I gave different reasons to exclude a different quote. Chase Kanipe (talk) 13:30, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

To reiterate, I am no longer arguing anything. I was confused about the link and thought it was an archived small discussion of this article's talk page (eg local consensus), until a user thankfully made it obvious to me that the consensus had been formed at RSN, not locally. RSN is exactly the forum for this sort of thing and we should follow that. I apologize for any confusion. Thanks! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 05:59, 27 March 2024 (UTC)