Dan GillmorFeb 25, 2024

How can we prevent Wikipedia from crumbling under the weight of "AI" garbage spewing, and disinformation specialists' gleeful use of the garbage?

@molly0xfff says you can help best by becoming a Wikipedia editor.

It's not difficult. We all need to participate.

https://www.citationneeded.news/become-a-wikipedian-in-30-minutes/

(I'm assigning this to my students.)

Become a Wikipedian in 30 minutes

What will we do if Wikipedia falls to the type of AI-generated garbage that seems to be proliferating on the web? The number one thing you can do is learn to edit, and I will walk you through how to get started in only 30 minutes.

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Show threadChris Who

@dangillmor @molly0xfff Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

Reminds me of the old joke of "The bad thing is anyone can post anything on the internet. The good thing, is that anyone can post anything on the internet"

Feb 25, 2024 at 7:39pmWeb