Wikipedia Editors Adopt ‘Speedy Deletion’ Policy for AI Slop Articles
“The ability to quickly generate a lot of bogus content is problematic if we don't have a way to delete it just as quickly.”| 404 Media
“The ability to quickly generate a lot of bogus content is problematic if we don't have a way to delete it just as quickly.”| 404 Media
Some sites are trying to draw specialized AI model creators with expensive Nvidia graphics cards.| 404 Media
Creators of AI image models for porn and celebrities are running out of easy hosting options as Civitai and Tensor.Art change their policies under pressure.| 404 Media
“This would do immediate and irreversible harm to our readers and to our reputation as a decently trustworthy and serious source,” one Wikipedia editor said.| 404 Media
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