Glyn Moody“Yuck”: #Wikipedia pauses #AI summaries after editor revolt - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/yuck-wikipedia-pauses-ai-summaries-after-editor-revolt/
Working Class Games@glynmoody This is why I downloaded an offline copy of wikipedia. In case they fuck things up, I still have a non-AI copy.
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@glynmoody I am more than a little disgusted, and the response "it’s clear we could have done a better job introducing this idea" it just finger wagging at the users and editors, because clearly we're in the wrong.
Where do they even imagine they're going to get the funds to operate this long term?
If a single dollar of donations has been spent burning the environment to generate garbage summaries, I'll never donate again. Conversely, if a dollar hasn't been spent, then that means this is at the behest of a corporate sponsor, a pr stunt or worse. Neither are great looks.
@TechSupport swept up by the hype, I suppose
Sirana@TechSupport @glynmoody This whole statement from them is such a non-excuse, especially considering the following part in the article:
"This probably won't be the last spirited discussion about Wikipedia's use of AI. Foundation representatives have confirmed they are still interested in finding ways to integrate generative AI into the Wikipedia experience."
Like.. why? Why are they interested in it, especially considering this backlash? Even if they firmly believe all the business buzzword bs about AI, it's a very much redundant "feature". Would be interesting to dig a little deeper into their motives...
Sylvhem@glynmoody Good. I hope it never comes back.