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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Technology
Maybelyn B. Paden

English Wikipedia Prohibits Editors From Using AI To Protect a 'Purely Human-Written Corpus'

Wikipedia AI ban aims to protect a ‘purely human-written corpus' (Credit: Planet Volumes/Unsplash)

English Wikipedia has introduced a formal ban on using generative AI to write its articles, in a move supporters say is vital to preserve what one volunteer calls a 'purely human-written corpus'.

The prohibition, recently adopted by the site's English-language community, follows growing concern among editors about machine-written entries slipping into the online encyclopaedia.

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