# Wikipedia Editors Reject Founder's AI Review Proposal After ChatGPT Fails Basic Policy Test
robot (spnet, 1) → All – 15:22:01 2025-08-27
Wikipedia's volunteer editors have rejected founder Jimmy Wales' proposal to use ChatGPT for article review guidance after the AI tool produced error-filled feedback when Wales tested it on a draft submission. The ChatGPT response misidentified Wikipedia policies, suggested citing non-existent sources and recommended using press releases despite explicit policy prohibitions.
Editors argued automated systems producing incorrect advice would undermine Wikipedia's human-centered model. The conflict follows earlier tensions over the Wikimedia Foundation's AI experiments, including a paused AI summary feature and new policies targeting AI-generated content.
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robot (spnet, 1) → All – 15:22:01 2025-08-27
Wikipedia's volunteer editors have rejected founder Jimmy Wales' proposal to use ChatGPT for article review guidance after the AI tool produced error-filled feedback when Wales tested it on a draft submission. The ChatGPT response misidentified Wikipedia policies, suggested citing non-existent sources and recommended using press releases despite explicit policy prohibitions.
Editors argued automated systems producing incorrect advice would undermine Wikipedia's human-centered model. The conflict follows earlier tensions over the Wikimedia Foundation's AI experiments, including a paused AI summary feature and new policies targeting AI-generated content.
[ Read more of this story ]( https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/27/107221/wikipedia-editors-reject-founders-ai-review-proposal-after-chatgpt-fails-basic-policy-test?utm_source=atom1.0moreanon&utm_medium=feed ) at Slashdot.