As the web fills up with junk text written by robots, it’s no surprise that AI-generated slop is also making its way into ebooks, YouTube, and even Wikipedia. That last one is a particular problem, since Wikipedia’s open access is its greatest strength and its primary method for dealing with misinformation. In response, the site’s administrators are using new policies to combat the onslaught of AI text.

According to a new policy write-up , Wikipedia administrators now have the authority and the tools to rapidly delete articles and edits that are obviously generated with large language models. It’s an expansion to an existing “ speedy deletion ” option that skips a week-long discussion process among Wikipedia’s teams of volunteer editors and administrators for a full deletion.

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