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 threadMike Gifford, CPWA @FOSDEMFeb 25, 2024
@dangillmor @molly0xfff I should find ways to chime in more than I do.
Show threadkattekrabFeb 26, 2024

@mgifford @dangillmor @molly0xfff

Fun fact: I started the fairy Wikipedia page in 2002 🧚🏽‍♂️🧚🏻‍♀️🧚🏻

Show threadMike Gifford, CPWA @FOSDEM
@kattekrab @dangillmor @molly0xfff That makes sense... :)
Feb 26, 2024 at 8:21pmWeb