US EditionWikipedia Pauses AI Summary Experiment After Editor Backlash
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Wikipedia Pauses AI Summary Experiment After Editor Backlash
Wikipedia paused an experiment that used AI to summarise articles on its website, following pushback from editors. According to a TechCrunch report, the online encyclopedia ran the experiment for users who had the Wikipedia browser extension installed and chose to opt in. As part of the experiment, AI-generated summaries would appear at the top of every Wikipedia article alongside a yellow “unverified” label. Users had to click to expand and rea…
Wikipedia announced a limited public test of AI in early June. • The editorial community strongly opposed AI summarization. • They said it would damage the encyclopedia's reputation.
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