Talk:Jacob Helberg

Correcting Helberg's Title at Palantir

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The second sentence of the page currently says Helberg is a “senior policy advisor” at Palantir. In fact, his correct title is “senior advisor.”

An article in CNBC (“Vinod Khosla and Palantir’s Jacob Helberg call on Senate to ban TikTok: It’s ‘a weapon of war,’” 2024) confirms this: “Helberg is a senior advisor at Palantir.”

Similarly, an article in the New York Times says (“A.I. Leaders Press Advantage With Congress as China Tensions Rise,” 2024), “May’s event is being organized by Jacob Helberg, a senior adviser to Palantir.”

Finally, Helberg’s bio on USCC.gov says “Senior Advisor.”

Can we therefore correct “senior policy advisor” to “senior advisor”?

 Done the WSJ gives "senior policy advisor", but the majority of sources have "senior advisor" so this seems unobjectionable. Rusalkii (talk) 00:08, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! BlueRoses13 (talk) 14:40, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Helberg Is Not a “Think Tank Analyst”

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The first sentence currently says this:

Jacob Helberg is an American author and think tank analyst.

“Think tank analyst” is incorrect. This phrase was added by an anonymous user and sourced to https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/27/technology/ai-lobby-china.html and https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/05/01/big-tech-tiktok-ban-hill-valley-forum/, neither of which mentions the phrase “think tank.”

Instead, the Post article describes Helberg as a “tech industry adviser.” Here’s another Post article that describes Helberg as a “tech advisor,” and another Post article that refers to “his advisory role at Palantir.”

Can we therefore replace “think tank analyst” with “technology advisor”? After all, Helberg is a “senior advisor” at Palantir, a big tech company.

Alternatively, it seems that “technology executive” is a common description on Wikipedia. Should we use that title?

 Done Quick skim of some news articles gives "Palantir adviser"x2, "tech executive", "senior advisor to [Palantir/Palantir's CEO]"x2, various descriptions of his job for US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, "senior Karp adviser", "policy advisor", etc. Not really seeing think tank anywhere, as you said. The bare "technology advisor" isn't really there either but I'm not sure how to best rephrase this so it's good enough. Rusalkii (talk) 00:19, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks so much for your research and judgment! BlueRoses13 (talk) 14:41, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Updating the Amount Helberg Has Donated to Trump

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The "political involvement" section currently says this:

Helberg is one of the top donors to Donald Trump's 2024 reelection campaign, donating $1 million in 2024.

According to a new, in-depth article from The Hollywood Reporter ("“F*** These Trump-Loving Techies”: Hollywood Takes on Silicon Valley in an Epic Presidential Brawl," August 7, 2024), the current amount is $2 million. Here's an excerpt (I bolded the part that relates to Helberg):

"Nevertheless, the number of pro-Trump tech billionaires is nearly as startling as the piles of cash they’ve been raising for his campaign: Supporters like Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the twin bitcoin magnates who in 2004 sued Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly stealing their idea for Facebook (they were both played by Armie Hammer in David Fincher’s The Social Network); venture capitalist David Sacks (who recently hosted a $300,000-a-head fundraiser for Trump); Valor Equity Partners founder Antonio Gracias (who donated $1 million); Jacob Helberg, an advisor to defense technology firm Palantir ($2 million); tech entrepreneur Joe Lonsdale ($1 million); Sequoia Capital’s Douglas Leone (another million); Shaun Maguire ($500,000); and tech investor Ben Horowitz (who has announced plans to make a “significant” contribution); among a dozen or so others."

Note: THR is a reliable source, per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources.

 Done The $1 billion number is from May and this sort of thing moves quickly, updated. However, note that the pereniall sources entry just says that it is generally reliable for entertainment related topics, I wouldn't take that as a general endorsement (though I have no reason to believe it isn't generally reliable). Rusalkii (talk) 03:47, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Understood. Thanks for your eagle eye and speedy action. Best, BlueRoses13 (talk) 13:35, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Helberg's Book

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The "publications" section lists only the title of Helberg's book. But is it clear that this is a book? And won't readers want to know what the book says? Here are two succinct sentences to consider, which would help readers understand the book's importance, as illustrated with footnotes in The Information, Axios, and The Washington Post:

In 2021, Simon & Schuster published a book by Helberg, The Wires of War: Technology and the Global Struggle for Power. The book argues that foreign adversaries are using technology to wage war against the U.S.

References

Note: The phrase, "Foreign adversaries are using technology to wage war," comes verbatim from The Information article, which says this: "In 2021, he penned 'The Wires of War,' a Simon & Schuster–published book about foreign adversaries using technology to wage war against the U.S."

If we use a direct quote, it needs to be quoted & ideally attributed in text, or it's a copyright violation. Ideally, this would be rephrased independently. (Also, you may want to use the {{reflist talk}} template to collect references for one talk page section, I've inserted it for you here.) Rusalkii (talk) 03:40, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks again for all your help. Good idea re reflist — that's much cleaner (though it doesn't seem to work in replies). Does the following revision — now with attribution and quotation marks — work? Many thanks for your continued guidance!

In 2021, Simon & Schuster published a book by Helberg, The Wires of War: Technology and the Global Struggle for Power. According to The Information, the book argues that "foreign adversaries are using technology to wage war against the U.S."

Signed,

BlueRoses13 (talk) 13:54, 15 August 2024 (UTC) BlueRoses13 (talk) 13:54, 15 August 2024 (UTC)