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The dangerous and disturbing combination of Wikipedia and AI
American Thinker ^ | 08/21/2025 | D. Parker

Posted on 08/21/2025 9:31:33 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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Russigate

Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections:
The Russian government conducted foreign electoral interference in the 2016 United States elections with the goals of sabotaging the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton, boosting the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, and increasing political and social discord in the United States.
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Wikipedia

Where’s the problem?


21 posted on 08/21/2025 11:14:55 AM PDT by spintreebob
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To: Wallace T.

avoid Wikipedia on all political, health, and climate

On economics and technology also, Wiki is inaccurate and biased. Its authors favor one technology over another for no obvious reason except bias. It authors favor one explanation for inflation over another for no obvious reason.


22 posted on 08/21/2025 11:18:34 AM PDT by spintreebob
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To: pburiak
I trust Wikipedia for things like birth dates, capital cities, population totals, cast lists and titles for movies/TV shows, athlete and team records/stats, song title/artists, etc.

I was about to post something very similar. I go to Wiki often, but strictly for things like biographical information on public figures in various fields and just basic facts and figures. But nothing that involves judgement, or interpretation of history or current events, etc.

23 posted on 08/21/2025 12:49:46 PM PDT by Will88 (The only people opposing voter ID are those benefiting from voter fraud.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Garbage in, garbage out.


24 posted on 08/22/2025 6:15:08 AM PDT by bgill
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To: SeekAndFind

bump


25 posted on 08/22/2025 8:02:05 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (If [mortals] are so wicked with religion, what would they be without it? —Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Republican Wildcat

This forum itself could become populated with accounts that that are run by AI engaging in discussion...and how would we tell?


Darn it, you’re onto me.


26 posted on 08/22/2025 8:03:52 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Republican Wildcat
This forum itself:, Could become populated with accounts that that are run by AI engaging in discussion...and how could/would we tell?
27 posted on 08/22/2025 1:21:26 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Dan Bongino: “No matter how much you hate these people, you don’t hate them enough!”.)
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To: Grampa Dave

Ah ha! You don’t full me!


28 posted on 08/22/2025 4:30:32 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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... nor do you *fool* me. LOL (well you can tell that blunder wasn’t AI, can’t you?)


29 posted on 08/22/2025 4:31:21 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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This is an interesting topic. In the past I pretty much trusted non-political content from Wikipedia, but AI may very well bring the cost of editing down to the point that non-political interests (e.g. "chip companies") might find it desirable to warp non-political content.

I think my trust level in Wikipedia's non-political content just dropped markedly.

30 posted on 08/24/2025 7:31:16 AM PDT by The Duke (Not without incident.)
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