a wiki editor
@aionwikipedia.bsky.social
this week on Wikipedia: the founder of an organization who "provides grants to editors to translate pages" has found out Wikipedia now has a guideline against creating articles with AI and is upset that people want them to "go back to the stone age" (i.e., not use AI)
January 5, 2026 at 3:59 AM
this week on Wikipedia: the founder of an organization who "provides grants to editors to translate pages" has found out Wikipedia now has a guideline against creating articles with AI and is upset that people want them to "go back to the stone age" (i.e., not use AI)
interesting presentation about, well, ai on wikipedia
nothing new for those in the trenches, but maybe enlightening for others
nothing new for those in the trenches, but maybe enlightening for others
AI-generated content in Wikipedia - a tale of caution has been released on media.ccc.de #39c3 #EthicsSocietyPolitics #Ground #39c3eng #39c3deu #39c3fra https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-ai-generated-content-in-wikipedia-a-tale-of-caution
December 28, 2025 at 6:59 AM
interesting presentation about, well, ai on wikipedia
nothing new for those in the trenches, but maybe enlightening for others
nothing new for those in the trenches, but maybe enlightening for others
good metaphor, fits wikipedia too
It is a contaminant. I've compared AI to digital asbestos or microplastics, it gets everywhere, and I don't think people yet grasp how insidious it is, I've spoken before about how asset libraries are being poisoned with it, how it's often undisclosed on these platforms, devs don't always spot it.
December 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
good metaphor, fits wikipedia too
how to spot ai on wikipedia
1) do a search across articles, your search terms being 2-3 words/phrases characteristic of AI output; not only are they overrepresented compared to pre-2022 text, they tend to co-occur. the more phrases you search, the fewer false positives (arxiv.org/pdf/2509.09596)
1) do a search across articles, your search terms being 2-3 words/phrases characteristic of AI output; not only are they overrepresented compared to pre-2022 text, they tend to co-occur. the more phrases you search, the fewer false positives (arxiv.org/pdf/2509.09596)
arxiv.org
December 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
how to spot ai on wikipedia
1) do a search across articles, your search terms being 2-3 words/phrases characteristic of AI output; not only are they overrepresented compared to pre-2022 text, they tend to co-occur. the more phrases you search, the fewer false positives (arxiv.org/pdf/2509.09596)
1) do a search across articles, your search terms being 2-3 words/phrases characteristic of AI output; not only are they overrepresented compared to pre-2022 text, they tend to co-occur. the more phrases you search, the fewer false positives (arxiv.org/pdf/2509.09596)
wikipedia has taken so long to address its AI problem that it's now choked with text from multiple AI eras:
- GPT-4 era: delve into how it's important to remember it stands as a testament
- GPT-4o: highlighting the need, underscoring the importance
- GPT-5: has been profiled in regional media
- GPT-4 era: delve into how it's important to remember it stands as a testament
- GPT-4o: highlighting the need, underscoring the importance
- GPT-5: has been profiled in regional media
December 17, 2025 at 7:15 AM
wikipedia has taken so long to address its AI problem that it's now choked with text from multiple AI eras:
- GPT-4 era: delve into how it's important to remember it stands as a testament
- GPT-4o: highlighting the need, underscoring the importance
- GPT-5: has been profiled in regional media
- GPT-4 era: delve into how it's important to remember it stands as a testament
- GPT-4o: highlighting the need, underscoring the importance
- GPT-5: has been profiled in regional media
a depressingly common occurrence on wikipedia
"I used AI for ____. [1000 words of arguing later] but can you PROVE that I used AI. SHOW ME THE EVIDENCE."
"I used AI for ____. [1000 words of arguing later] but can you PROVE that I used AI. SHOW ME THE EVIDENCE."
December 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
a depressingly common occurrence on wikipedia
"I used AI for ____. [1000 words of arguing later] but can you PROVE that I used AI. SHOW ME THE EVIDENCE."
"I used AI for ____. [1000 words of arguing later] but can you PROVE that I used AI. SHOW ME THE EVIDENCE."
wikipedia has now crossed 4,000 articles that currently are partly or entirely AI
not counting articles that we haven't found yet or ones that we already fixed
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...
not counting articles that we haven't found yet or ones that we already fixed
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...
Category:Articles containing suspected AI-generated texts - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
wikipedia has now crossed 4,000 articles that currently are partly or entirely AI
not counting articles that we haven't found yet or ones that we already fixed
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...
not counting articles that we haven't found yet or ones that we already fixed
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...
wikimedia foundation continuing to mislead readers that it is an AI-free encyclopedia
when this post was written, "volunteers create and enforce guidelines for responsible use of AI tools" was a lie; there were _no_ guidelines for AI until November 24
wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/11...
when this post was written, "volunteers create and enforce guidelines for responsible use of AI tools" was a lie; there were _no_ guidelines for AI until November 24
wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/11...
In the AI era, Wikipedia has never been more valuable – Wikimedia Foundation
AI relies on human-documented knowledge resources like Wikipedia.
wikimediafoundation.org
December 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
wikimedia foundation continuing to mislead readers that it is an AI-free encyclopedia
when this post was written, "volunteers create and enforce guidelines for responsible use of AI tools" was a lie; there were _no_ guidelines for AI until November 24
wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/11...
when this post was written, "volunteers create and enforce guidelines for responsible use of AI tools" was a lie; there were _no_ guidelines for AI until November 24
wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/11...
if you'd like some depressing reading, here's a running list of wikipedia article drafts rejected for being noticeably and problematically AI
there are over 4,300 in the past six months alone (old drafts get deleted after that)
en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...
there are over 4,300 in the past six months alone (old drafts get deleted after that)
en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...
"large language model" - Search results - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:48 AM
if you'd like some depressing reading, here's a running list of wikipedia article drafts rejected for being noticeably and problematically AI
there are over 4,300 in the past six months alone (old drafts get deleted after that)
en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...
there are over 4,300 in the past six months alone (old drafts get deleted after that)
en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...
Wikipedia has hundreds of internal essays, which are non-binding and include:
- "Wikipedia: Fart"
- "Wikipedia: Fuck it"
- "Wikipedia: No climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spider-Man"
- "Wikipedia: Do not throw a vinyl copy of Dookie at editors you disagree with"
- The entirety of its AI guidance
- "Wikipedia: Fart"
- "Wikipedia: Fuck it"
- "Wikipedia: No climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spider-Man"
- "Wikipedia: Do not throw a vinyl copy of Dookie at editors you disagree with"
- The entirety of its AI guidance
November 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Wikipedia has hundreds of internal essays, which are non-binding and include:
- "Wikipedia: Fart"
- "Wikipedia: Fuck it"
- "Wikipedia: No climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spider-Man"
- "Wikipedia: Do not throw a vinyl copy of Dookie at editors you disagree with"
- The entirety of its AI guidance
- "Wikipedia: Fart"
- "Wikipedia: Fuck it"
- "Wikipedia: No climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spider-Man"
- "Wikipedia: Do not throw a vinyl copy of Dookie at editors you disagree with"
- The entirety of its AI guidance
wikimedia's blog post about asking AI companies to pay up glazes beyond reality
for example, "volunteers create and enforce guidelines for responsible use of AI tools across Wikipedia" is false: there literally is no actual guideline
wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/11...
for example, "volunteers create and enforce guidelines for responsible use of AI tools across Wikipedia" is false: there literally is no actual guideline
wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/11...
In the AI era, Wikipedia has never been more valuable – Wikimedia Foundation
AI relies on human-documented knowledge resources like Wikipedia.
wikimediafoundation.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
wikimedia's blog post about asking AI companies to pay up glazes beyond reality
for example, "volunteers create and enforce guidelines for responsible use of AI tools across Wikipedia" is false: there literally is no actual guideline
wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/11...
for example, "volunteers create and enforce guidelines for responsible use of AI tools across Wikipedia" is false: there literally is no actual guideline
wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/11...
Basically, every article on Grokipedia reads like it was co-written by Ben Shapiro and Berdly from Deltarune.
November 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Basically, every article on Grokipedia reads like it was co-written by Ben Shapiro and Berdly from Deltarune.
Crunched the numbers on Grokipedia vs. Wikipedia text (based on 100 articles/~1 million tokens each) to get an idea of how they differ in language.
Thread to come with notes.
shorturl.at/N2uE6
Thread to come with notes.
shorturl.at/N2uE6
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Crunched the numbers on Grokipedia vs. Wikipedia text (based on 100 articles/~1 million tokens each) to get an idea of how they differ in language.
Thread to come with notes.
shorturl.at/N2uE6
Thread to come with notes.
shorturl.at/N2uE6
highlights:
- grokipedia's tryharding, I Fucking Love Science-esque tone, while actually citing quora, reddit and shit
- grokipedia committing crimes against prose
- grokipedia hates citing books
- grokipedia's tryharding, I Fucking Love Science-esque tone, while actually citing quora, reddit and shit
- grokipedia committing crimes against prose
- grokipedia hates citing books
October 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
highlights:
- grokipedia's tryharding, I Fucking Love Science-esque tone, while actually citing quora, reddit and shit
- grokipedia committing crimes against prose
- grokipedia hates citing books
- grokipedia's tryharding, I Fucking Love Science-esque tone, while actually citing quora, reddit and shit
- grokipedia committing crimes against prose
- grokipedia hates citing books
grokipedia is some piping hot AI slop, and I wrote about why
aionwikipedia.bearblog.dev/comedy-is-no...
aionwikipedia.bearblog.dev/comedy-is-no...
Comedy is now legal in wikiland: Grokipedia has launched
*. Elon Musk's Grokipedia, highly anticipated by Elon Musk, launched a beta on Monday. (Well, technically, it launched and then unlaunched, apparently not pr...
aionwikipedia.bearblog.dev
October 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
grokipedia is some piping hot AI slop, and I wrote about why
aionwikipedia.bearblog.dev/comedy-is-no...
aionwikipedia.bearblog.dev/comedy-is-no...