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Andrew Lih

(He/Him)
Washington, D.C.
As seen in: The New York Times, PBS, Quartz, The Toronto Star, Daily Herald
Covers:  video, multimedia, journalism, online collaboration, Wikipedia, mobile, collaboration, crowdsourcing, technology, future of journalism, museums, GLAM, musetech, linked open data, AI, LLM
Wikimedian-at-large at @Smithsonian, @MetMuseum @Wikimedia strategist, author The @Wikipedia Revolution; Tooting at @fuzheado@wikis.world
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Andrew Lih’s Biography

Andrew Lih is an internationally recognized digital strategist and Wikimedia thought leader, specializing in open access, global knowledge systems, and the application of AI/machine learning in content and cultural heritage. He is among the few recipients of the Wikimedia Laureate award (2022) for his lifetime contributions to the free knowledge movement.

Andrew has pioneered the strategic application of AI and Linked Open Data (LOD) in GLAM institutions. At The Metropolitan Museum of Art, he partnered with Microsoft AI and MIT to develop an artificial intelligence prototype for large-scale enrichment of artwork metadata, establishing one of the first machine-generated content workflows in the museum sector. As a Wikimedian at Large for the Smithsonian Institution, he developed and implemented a scalable digital content strategy that directly contributed to the goal of reaching one billion people annually.

The author of the definitive book, The Wikipedia Revolution: How a bunch of nobodies created the world’s greatest encyclopedia, Andrew is a noted expert on online collaboration and community-driven platforms. His background blends high-level technical expertise (B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from Columbia University) with editorial rigor (former Associate Professor of Journalism at American University and USC).

An active contributor to the global Wikimedia movement, Andrew helps organize international conferences (Wikimania, WikiConference North America). He is a frequent media commentator and writer on technology and society, with work appearing in The Wall Street Journal, NPR, and The New York Times. He is also the recipient of the U.S. National Archives Citizen Archivist of the Year award (2016).