Salt Lake City, plans to implement AI-assisted 911 call triaging to handle ~30% of about 450K non-emergency calls per year
When you phone 911 in SLC and Sandy, AI soon may take your call
SLC eyes moving to AI for handling nonemergency 911 callsThe Salt Lake Tribune
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Egypt's Crackdown on the Global March to Gaza
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/31690768
Ahmed Dahaby
Jun 14, 2025"CAIRO, EGYPT—On Friday, some 200 participants in the Global March to Gaza were stopped at a security checkpoint outside of Cairo, Egypt as they made their way to Ismailia, a city on the Suez Canal 80 miles east of Cairo. After being held at the checkpoint for several hours and having their passports temporarily confiscated, marchers were physically dragged onto buses back to Cairo by plainclothes security officials. Other participants who separately managed to reach the hotel in Ismailia were similarly rounded up, some beaten and forced onto buses back to Cairo."
Egypt's Crackdown on the Global March to Gaza
Ahmed Dahaby
Jun 14, 2025"CAIRO, EGYPT—On Friday, some 200 participants in the Global March to Gaza were stopped at a security checkpoint outside of Cairo, Egypt as they made their way to Ismailia, a city on the Suez Canal 80 miles east of Cairo. After being held at the checkpoint for several hours and having their passports temporarily confiscated, marchers were physically dragged onto buses back to Cairo by plainclothes security officials. Other participants who separately managed to reach the hotel in Ismailia were similarly rounded up, some beaten and forced onto buses back to Cairo."
Egypt's Crackdown on the Global March to Gaza
Instead of receiving permission from Egyptian authorities to march to the Rafah border crossing, participants have been subject to hotel raids, harassment, arrests, and deportations.Ahmed Dahaby (Drop Site News)
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The highest concentrations among the 15–49 age group are in Somalia (98 percent), Guinea (97 percent), Djibouti (93 percent), Egypt (91 percent), and Sierra Leone (90 percent).
Egypt's Crackdown on the Global March to Gaza
Ahmed Dahaby
Jun 14, 2025
"CAIRO, EGYPT—On Friday, some 200 participants in the Global March to Gaza were stopped at a security checkpoint outside of Cairo, Egypt as they made their way to Ismailia, a city on the Suez Canal 80 miles east of Cairo. After being held at the checkpoint for several hours and having their passports temporarily confiscated, marchers were physically dragged onto buses back to Cairo by plainclothes security officials. Other participants who separately managed to reach the hotel in Ismailia were similarly rounded up, some beaten and forced onto buses back to Cairo."
Egypt's Crackdown on the Global March to Gaza
Instead of receiving permission from Egyptian authorities to march to the Rafah border crossing, participants have been subject to hotel raids, harassment, arrests, and deportations.Ahmed Dahaby (Drop Site News)
France’s deepest shipwreck found: 16th-century vessel discovered off Ramatuelle
France’s deepest shipwreck found: 16th-century vessel discovered off Ramatuelle
Archaeologists discover a 16th-century shipwreck 2.5 km deep off Saint-Tropez, revealing rare ceramics and maritime history.Dario Radley (Archaeology News Online Magazine)
Despite the well-preserved site, modern waste such as soda cans and yogurt containers were observed near the wreck, and this has already posed questions about sea pollution even at extreme depths. The researchers have thus considered incorporating environmental awareness and anti-pollution studies into their ongoing research and public outreach.
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Guix users here?
Really like the (Nix-like) concept of guix.
Please share your experiences!
GNU Guix transactional package manager and distribution — GNU Guix
Guix is a distribution of the GNU operating system. Guix is technology that respects the freedom of computer users. You are free to run the system for any purpose, study how it works, improve it, and share it with the whole world.guix.gnu.org
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US Ninth Circuit blocks removal of California National Guard from federal control
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit blocked a lower court’s decision to return the California National Guard to Governor Gavin Newsom’s control late Thursday. A hearing on the temporary stay, reversing US District Judge of the Northern District of California Charles Breyer’s ruling earlier Thursday to remove the California National Guard from federal control, has been scheduled for Tuesday.
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US Ninth Circuit blocks removal of California National Guard from federal control
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit blocked a lower court's decision to return the California National Guard to Governor Gavin Newsom’s control late Thursday. A hearing on the temporary stay...Brendan Hickey | Vermont Law & Graduate School, US (- JURIST - News)
US federal judge blocks Trump executive order altering voting requirements and election procedure
A US federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s March 25 executive order (EO) that alters requirements for voting and election procedure. In a preliminary injunction, the judge addressed that this is not a dispute about whether non-citizens can vote in federal elections, but whether documentary proof of citizenship can be required and if the executive has the power to govern elections.
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US federal judge blocks Trump executive order altering voting requirements and election procedure
A US federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's March 25 executive order (EO) that alters requirements for voting and election procedure. In a preliminary injunction, the judge addressed...Alexandra Bennett | U. Pittsburgh School of Law, US (- JURIST - News)
US experts fear all vaccines at risk as Trump officials target mRNA jabs
Administration’s actions signal move away from technology as health agencies see vaccine-related shakeups
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I love how belgium is surrounded by banter.
3/4 neighbours chose the tiny state of belgium.
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Oh my god poor Bosnia
'Israel is going to war – and once again, leaving its hostages behind in Gaza'
Amid the war with Iran, two students held solo protests outside PM Netanyahu's home in Jerusalem, demanding that his government not abandon the hostages in Gaza. One of the signs read: 'Agreements save lives – wars save politicians'
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AMBI launches its own Drag Race as part of a mission to transform queer nightlife in South London
Bromley’s groundbreaking queer venue AMBI has announced the launch of an exciting new Drag Race competition, further cementing its role as a bold and inclusive project at the heart of South London’s LGBTQ+ scene.
Drag Race competition comes to South London via AMBI Nights
Bromley’s groundbreaking queer venture AMBI Nights has announced the launch of an exciting new Drag Race competitionThe Canary
Minnesota politician shot and killed, another injured in "targeted political violence"
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/66814240
How is this not bigger news?
'Targeted shootings' in eastern Minnesota, Gov. Walz says
There have been "targeted shootings" in eastern Minnesota, according to Gov.Mirna Alsharif (NBC News)
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Well, yeah, but what is the motive for the terrorism, I mean.
Terrorism is violence with a political goal. So what is the political goal of this?
How do you deal with renewing ID/official documentation?
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Minnesota House speaker, her husband shot and killed in 'assassination'
Two Minnesota state lawmakers who are members of the Democratic-Farm-Labor Party were shot early Saturday by a person posing as a law enforcement officer just north of Minneapolis.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/minnesota/article_ff80874d-9247-4c18-8305-f419c2c84fe5.html?a
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"No Space For Bezos": Why Venice Locals Are Against The Billionaire's Wedding
"No Space For Bezos": Why Venice Locals Are Against The Billionaire's Wedding
Activists have ramped up their "No space for Bezos" campaign after Luigi Brugnaro, Venice's millionaire mayor, confirmed in March that the couple would be getting married in the city.Anushree Jonko (NDTV)
Activists have ramped up their "No space for Bezos" campaign after Luigi Brugnaro, Venice's millionaire mayor, confirmed in March that the couple would be getting married in the city.The locals erected a banner reading "No Bezos" on the bell tower of San Giorgio basilica on the Venetian island of San Giorgio, where the couple is rumoured to be exchanging vows.
According to a report by the NYT, Federica Toninello, a protest organiser, said that one of the venues could be The Misericordia, a former charity turned events hall. But she said that Bezos will never get to the venue. "Bezos will never get to the Misericordia," she said, adding, "We will line the streets with our bodies, block the canals with lifesavers, dinghies and our boats."
Na Haby Stella Faye, another protester, said, "We have a chance to disrupt a ten million dollar wedding - let's do it."
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Democratic lawmaker killed and another wounded in Minnesota in apparently ‘politically motivated’ attacks
Two Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota shot in their separate homes
Governor Tim Walz was briefed on ‘ongoing situation’ in which Minneapolis-area state senator and representative were attackedRachel Leingang (The Guardian)
Police say suspect dressed as law enforcement and shot at responding officers before escaping
I’m just gonna say. Might the suspect have been a police officer? I wouldn’t trust the police to disclose that.
I mean if they are wearing a uniform and emerged from a cop car as eyewitness accounts suggest…
The gunman was still at large, law enforcement said on Saturday, and the city of Brooklyn Park was still under a shelter-in-place order. The shooter was impersonating a police officer, dressed in a uniform that would appear to be real to most people, police said.“They did drive a vehicle that looked exactly like an SUV squad car,” Brooklyn Park’s police chief, Mark Bruley, said at a press conference. “It was equipped with lights, emergency lights, that looked exactly like a police vehicle, and yes, they were wearing a vest with Taser, other equipment, a badge very similar to mine, that, no question, if they were in this room, you would assume that they are a police officer.”
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Salt Lake City, plans to implement AI-assisted 911 call triaging to handle ~30% of about 450K non-emergency calls per year
When you phone 911 in SLC and Sandy, AI soon may take your call
SLC eyes moving to AI for handling nonemergency 911 callsThe Salt Lake Tribune
Kazakh-Chinese Container Terminal Launches in Almaty
Kazakh-Chinese Container Terminal Launches in Almaty - The Times Of Central Asia
The Zhetysu container terminal, a new logistics hub jointly developed by Kazakhstan and China, officially opened in Almaty on June 10, marking a significantSergey Kwan (The Times Of Central Asia)
Anker recalls over a million power banks due to fire and burn hazards
Anker recalls over a million power banks due to fire and burn hazards
Anker has recalled its PowerCore 10000 power bank (model A1263) due to the risk of fire and burns.Steve Dent (Engadget)
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Israeli fire kills 35 people in Gaza, many at aid site, medics say
CAIRO, June 14 (Reuters) - Israeli fire and airstrikes killed at least 35 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, most of them near an aid distribution site operated by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, local health authorities said.
Medics at Al-Awda and Al-Aqsa Hospitals in central Gaza areas, where most of the casualties were moved to, said at least 15 people were killed as they tried to approach the GHF aid distribution site near the Netzarim corridor.
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Salt Lake City, plans to implement AI-assisted 911 call triaging to handle ~30% of about 450K non-emergency calls per year
When you phone 911 in SLC and Sandy, AI soon may take your call
SLC eyes moving to AI for handling nonemergency 911 callsThe Salt Lake Tribune
Dynasty Reader » Jyoshikou Dakara Safe
Online manga reader for scanlations released by Dynasty Scans and other Yuri groups.dynasty-scans.com
Bocchi the Rock Side Story Manga Is Great for Kikuri Hiroi Fans
Bocchi the Rock Side Story Manga Is Great for Kikuri Hiroi Fans - Siliconera
If you like Bocchi the Rock and Kikuri Hiroi, her manga can be a fun read, but it also brings up her alcoholism and Spirals of Happiness.Jenni Lada (Siliconera)
La Francia intensifica la guerra alla pirateria sportiva con il blocco degli IP in tempo reale
Il Senato francese ha approvato una nuova legge anti-pirateria che apre le porte al blocco automatico degli indirizzi IP. Questa spinta legislativa è sostenuta da un accordo parallelo e “segreto” tra i detentori di diritti sportivi e i principali ISP, che mira ad automatizzare gli sforzi antipirateria e a semplificare le richieste di blocco diretto. I titolari dei diritti sperano che questi nuovi poteri contribuiscano a contrastare l'economia “mafiosa” della pirateria.
Le misure tradizionali di blocco dei siti, che impongono agli ISP locali di bloccare l'accesso degli abbonati ai siti pirata più popolari, sono state utilizzate dai titolari dei diritti in Francia per anni. L'obiettivo è quello di scoraggiare la pirateria rendendo i siti più difficili da trovare, ma queste misure sono solo parzialmente efficaci.
Più recentemente, le richieste di blocco dei siti hanno preso di mira altri intermediari. Ai fornitori di DNS, tra cui Google e Cloudflare, e a diversi dei maggiori fornitori di VPN, è stato ordinato di rendere i siti pirata non disponibili attraverso i loro servizi.
France Escalates War on Sports Piracy with Real-Time IP Blocking * TorrentFreak
The French Senate has passed a new anti-piracy bill bolstered by a "secret" agreement to automate and streamline direct blocking requests.Ernesto Van der Sar (TF Publishing)
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Two Days Talking to People Looking for Jobs at ICE
cross-posted from: piefed.social/post/930949
Customs and Border Patrol, the Coast Guard, and the Secret Service were all recruiting at the event, but ICE was the main draw. Far more applicants stood in line to submit their resumes for deportation officer than for any other position on offer in the cavernous room.Naturally there were a large number of law enforcement types hanging around the convention—men with military fades, moisture-wicking shirts, and tattoos of the bible and the constitution and eagles and flags distended across their arms. But there were also a handful of women ICE applicants and a lot of men of color. The deportation officer applicant pool was, I felt, shockingly diverse—one might say it looked like America. The whole place looked and felt like America.
Two Days Talking to People Looking for Jobs at ICE | Yanis Varoufuckice
This is a disgusting country, I thought, irredeemable visually, psychically, morally, and ethically, and whatever is likable about our people’s warm patter does not in any way forgive what we have done to the world.n+1
I also don’t live anywhere near the US. Do I feel like I can’t do anything? Not at all.
I deleted my PayPal account
I deleted my Amazon account
I deleted my Instagram account
I switched to a Linux distribution which is mainly developed in Europe
I deleted my Google account
I deleted my WhatsApp account
I try to boycott as many American products (physical or digital) as possible.
Israele ottiene il dominio aereo sull'Iran
Secondo i funzionari militari israeliani, l'aviazione israeliana ha acquisito un controllo duraturo sullo spazio aereo iraniano in seguito a una serie di attacchi coordinati contro i sistemi di difesa aerea, le basi militari e i siti di lancio di Teheran.
Dopo un'importante salva iniziale nelle prime ore del 13 giugno, gli aerei israeliani hanno continuato le operazioni in profondità nel territorio iraniano, eliminando sistematicamente i sistemi missilistici terra-aria (SAM) e neutralizzando le strutture militari ritenute in grado di minacciare le forze o il territorio israeliano.
In un filmato appena pubblicato, le Forze di Difesa Israeliane (IDF) hanno mostrato attacchi di precisione contro risorse chiave iraniane, tra cui la distruzione di un sistema di difesa aerea Tor-M1 di fabbricazione russa e di un lanciamissili balistici Fateh-110. Entrambi sarebbero stati colpiti da missili da crociera lanciati dall'aria israeliana durante le ondate successive dell'operazione.
La campagna in corso, lanciata nell'ambito della risposta israeliana all'escalation delle minacce iraniane, sembra focalizzata a degradare la rete di difesa aerea integrata della Repubblica Islamica, in gran parte sviluppata con la tecnologia e il supporto russo.
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Minnesota politician shot and killed, another injured in "targeted political violence"
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/66814240
How is this not bigger news?
'Targeted shootings' in eastern Minnesota, Gov. Walz says
There have been "targeted shootings" in eastern Minnesota, according to Gov.Mirna Alsharif (NBC News)
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Trump Is Rapidly Expanding the Surveillance State as Protests Grow
Trump Is Rapidly Expanding the Surveillance State as Protests Grow
Immigrants are only the first target of a rapidly expanding digital dragnet that can track our individual movements.Mike Ludwig (Truthout)
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Minnesota House DFL leader Melissa Hortman, husband killed in apparent 'politically motivated' shooting; second lawmaker wounded
Minnesota House DFL leader Hortman, husband killed in apparent 'politically motivated' shooting; Sen. Hoffman, wife wounded
Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were fatally shot Saturday morning in Brooklyn Park in what Gov. Tim Walz said “appears to be a politically motivated assassination.” Walz said another Democratic lawmaker, state Sen.MPR News Staff (MPR News)
[Discussion] Does nostalgic editing rob us of the documentary aspect of street photography?
Original question and text by @MostlyBlindGamer@rblind.com
Disclosure: I do street photography on Fuji Instax color and monochrome, B&W film, and color and B&W edited digital. My username is accurate, I have low vision.What we now call street photography - that many of us do as a hobby or with a focus on art - came from journalism and documentary photography, right? The Leica and black and white workflow was good for professionals documenting current events.
As photographic technology progressed, photojournalism moved to color film, then to digital as those became more appropriate for the workflow and for the reader.
In general broad strokes, photojournalists have been capturing current events with the technology of their time, therefore they’ve been representing their times with the look that technology brings. If the early 1900s happened in black and white, and so much of the rest of the century happened in Kodachrome, the 21st century is happening in whatever “color science” means. Sharp lens - lacking in character? - and balanced - realistic? - colors.
With all that context, when we use film simulations, edit in black and white or - gasp! - shoot on film, are we documenting our own time or are we bound to nostalgia? Magnum Photos was all about the most effective technology to capture the moment, not charcoal sketches. Are we effectively capturing the spirit and visual aesthetics of the 2020s or are confusing future historians? Or… are we just really enjoying ourselves and creating art, while we leave the documentation to people using their smartphones and PJs?
What are your thoughts? I’d love to hear from hobbyists and pros alike. Are you editing for a nostalgic feel or focusing on focusing on sharp realism? Both? Why and when?
And how do you feel about others’ work? Do you miss a more current look in street and documentary photography?
Official Livestream for "No Kings" protest
Millions rise up to say: In America, we don't do Kings
Millions are rising up in more than 2,000 cities and towns across the country to defend democracy, reject authoritarian overreach, and stand up for our commu...YouTube
Fan translators asking for payment for latest chapters for comics, webtoons, manhwa, manga...
There is a trend currently were fan translaters are paywalling the latest chapters, with poor translations. What are your thoughts on this? I don't mind asking for donations, but asking for money with mediocre translation is scammy.
Examples:
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madarascans.com/
nightsup.net/
casacomic.com/
Casa Comic
Immerse yourself in a world of passion, heartache, and unforgettable love stories with the best shoujo, romance, and drama manhwa on Casa Comic — where every page is filled with emotions, stunning art, and characters that will steal your heart! - Cas…Casa Comic
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Science and Technology News and Commentary: Aardvark Daily
Science and Technology News and Commentary: Aardvark Daily
Aardvark is New Zealand's leading Internet Industry online news publication, reaching thousands of professionals and enthusiasts every daywww.aardvark.co.nz
2 Minnesota lawmakers shot in apparent 'targeted' incidents, in grave condition; manhunt underway
Two Minnesota state lawmakers were shot in apparent "targeted" incidents on Saturday that left them in grave condition, officials said, and a manhunt is now underway for the gunman.A source familiar with the matter tells ABC News that the victims are state Sen. John Hoffman and state Rep. Melissa Hortman.
Both were shot at their homes and authorities believe the shooter was impersonating law enforcement, the source said.
2 Minnesota lawmakers shot in 'targeted' incident: Officials
They took place in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, officials said.Jon Haworth (ABC News)
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Wikipedia Pauses AI-Generated Summaries After Editor Backlash
cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/20524171
“The Wikimedia Foundation has been exploring ways to make Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects more accessible to readers globally,” a Wikimedia Foundation spokesperson told me in an email. “This two-week, opt-in experiment was focused on making complex Wikipedia articles more accessible to people with different reading levels. For the purposes of this experiment, the summaries were generated by an open-weight Aya model by Cohere. It was meant to gauge interest in a feature like this, and to help us think about the right kind of community moderation systems to ensure humans remain central to deciding what information is shown on Wikipedia.”Some very out of touch people in the Wikimedia Foundation.
Fortunately the editors (people who actually write the articles) have the sense to oppose this move in mass.
Wikipedia Pauses AI-Generated Summaries After Editor Backlash
The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization which hosts and develops Wikipedia, has paused an experiment that showed users AI-generated summaries at the top of articles after an overwhelmingly negative reaction from the Wikipedia editors community.“Just because Google has rolled out its AI summaries doesn't mean we need to one-up them, I sincerely beg you not to test this, on mobile or anywhere else,” one editor said in response to Wikimedia Foundation’s announcement that it will launch a two-week trial of the summaries on the mobile version of Wikipedia. “This would do immediate and irreversible harm to our readers and to our reputation as a decently trustworthy and serious source. Wikipedia has in some ways become a byword for sober boringness, which is excellent. Let's not insult our readers' intelligence and join the stampede to roll out flashy AI summaries. Which is what these are, although here the word ‘machine-generated’ is used instead.”
Two other editors simply commented, “Yuck.”
For years, Wikipedia has been one of the most valuable repositories of information in the world, and a laudable model for community-based, democratic internet platform governance. Its importance has only grown in the last couple of years during the generative AI boom as it’s one of the only internet platforms that has not been significantly degraded by the flood of AI-generated slop and misinformation. As opposed to Google, which since embracing generative AI has instructed its users to eat glue, Wikipedia’s community has kept its articles relatively high quality. As I recently reported last year, editors are actively working to filter out bad, AI-generated content from Wikipedia.
A page detailing the the AI-generated summaries project, called “Simple Article Summaries,” explains that it was proposed after a discussion at Wikimedia’s 2024 conference, Wikimania, where “Wikimedians discussed ways that AI/machine-generated remixing of the already created content can be used to make Wikipedia more accessible and easier to learn from.” Editors who participated in the discussion thought that these summaries could improve the learning experience on Wikipedia, where some article summaries can be quite dense and filled with technical jargon, but that AI features needed to be cleared labeled as such and that users needed an easy to way to flag issues with “machine-generated/remixed content once it was published or generated automatically.”
In one experiment where summaries were enabled for users who have the Wikipedia browser extension installed, the generated summary showed up at the top of the article, which users had to click to expand and read. That summary was also flagged with a yellow “unverified” label.
An example of what the AI-generated summary looked like.
Wikimedia announced that it was going to run the generated summaries experiment on June 2, and was immediately met with dozens of replies from editors who said “very bad idea,” “strongest possible oppose,” Absolutely not,” etc.“Yes, human editors can introduce reliability and NPOV [neutral point-of-view] issues. But as a collective mass, it evens out into a beautiful corpus,” one editor said. “With Simple Article Summaries, you propose giving one singular editor with known reliability and NPOV issues a platform at the very top of any given article, whilst giving zero editorial control to others. It reinforces the idea that Wikipedia cannot be relied on, destroying a decade of policy work. It reinforces the belief that unsourced, charged content can be added, because this platforms it. I don't think I would feel comfortable contributing to an encyclopedia like this. No other community has mastered collaboration to such a wondrous extent, and this would throw that away.”
A day later, Wikimedia announced that it would pause the launch of the experiment, but indicated that it’s still interested in AI-generated summaries.
“The Wikimedia Foundation has been exploring ways to make Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects more accessible to readers globally,” a Wikimedia Foundation spokesperson told me in an email. “This two-week, opt-in experiment was focused on making complex Wikipedia articles more accessible to people with different reading levels. For the purposes of this experiment, the summaries were generated by an open-weight Aya model by Cohere. It was meant to gauge interest in a feature like this, and to help us think about the right kind of community moderation systems to ensure humans remain central to deciding what information is shown on Wikipedia.”
“It is common to receive a variety of feedback from volunteers, and we incorporate it in our decisions, and sometimes change course,” the Wikimedia Foundation spokesperson added. “We welcome such thoughtful feedback — this is what continues to make Wikipedia a truly collaborative platform of human knowledge.”
“Reading through the comments, it’s clear we could have done a better job introducing this idea and opening up the conversation here on VPT back in March,” a Wikimedia Foundation project manager said. VPT, or “village pump technical,” is where The Wikimedia Foundation and the community discuss technical aspects of the platform. “As internet usage changes over time, we are trying to discover new ways to help new generations learn from Wikipedia to sustain our movement into the future. In consequence, we need to figure out how we can experiment in safe ways that are appropriate for readers and the Wikimedia community. Looking back, we realize the next step with this message should have been to provide more of that context for you all and to make the space for folks to engage further.”
The project manager also said that “Bringing generative AI into the Wikipedia reading experience is a serious set of decisions, with important implications, and we intend to treat it as such, and that “We do not have any plans for bringing a summary feature to the wikis without editor involvement. An editor moderation workflow is required under any circumstances, both for this idea, as well as any future idea around AI summarized or adapted content.”
The Editors Protecting Wikipedia from AI Hoaxes
WikiProject AI Cleanup is protecting Wikipedia from the same kind of misleading AI-generated information that has plagued the rest of the internet.Emanuel Maiberg (404 Media)
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