WIKIPEDIA

Sep 12 2025TECHNOLOGY

AI's Funny Fake Wiki: A Playground of Made-Up Facts

People who love tech often try to do things on their own, like hosting their own apps to avoid paying for cloud services. But sometimes, they do things just for fun, not because they need to. One of these fun projects is a self-hosted wiki that makes up most of its content. It's like a game where the rules are thrown out the window, and the AI just makes stuff up as ...

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Dec 07 2024EDUCATION

How Different Cultures Link Society and Religion on Wikipedia

Ever wondered how different cultures around the world connect various social ideas and religions? Researchers recently analyzed the Google matrix of Wikipedia articles from eight different language editions: English, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, and Chinese. They focused on 23 societal concepts and 17 religions, using an algorithm to simplify th...

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Sep 19 2024POLITICS

The Great Social Experiment

In the world of Wikipedia, the concept of reliable sources is open to interpretation. A recent change to the "List of Executive Branch Czars" article highlights this issue. Prior to July 24, Kamala Harris was listed as part of the article, but after that date, her name vanished. This disappearance is attributed to the way Wikipedia classifies sources. While "outright...

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