American non-profit organisation that has systematically preserved over a trillion snapshots of the web since 1996. It operates from a former church in San Francisco. It has begun archiving how artificial-intelligence systems respond to questions about the world—a recognition that the centre of gravity in the information economy may be shifting from what is published to what is being asked.
A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.