Wikimedia Foundation—Wikipedia editors rejected AI integration proposal and adopted speedy deletion for AI content
Wikipedia's volunteer editors rejected founder Jimmy Wales' proposal to use ChatGPT for article review after testing showed the AI 'misidentified Wikipedia policies, suggested citing non-existent sources and recommended using press releases despite explicit policy prohibitions.' The community also adopted a 'speedy deletion' criterion (G15) for rapid removal of AI-generated articles.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Safety | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Content Moderation | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Human-Centered AI | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.039 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)× agency (incidental ×0.1)
Evidence (1 signal)
Wikipedia editors rejected AI integration proposal and adopted speedy deletion for AI content
Wikipedia's volunteer editors rejected founder Jimmy Wales' proposal to use ChatGPT for article review after testing showed the AI 'misidentified Wikipedia policies, suggested citing non-existent sources and recommended using press releases despite explicit policy prohibitions.' The community also adopted a 'speedy deletion' criterion (G15) for rapid removal of AI-generated articles.