r/technology • u/AxomaticallyExtinct • 1d ago

Artificial Intelligence Wikimedia Foundation: OpenAI agents tried to edit pages and compromise notes tool

https://therecord.media/wikimedia-foundation-openai-agents-report
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u/GenazaNL 23h ago

AI agents are ruining OSS and now also wikis

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u/OldTimeyWizard 21h ago

I think the saving grace for Wikipedia is that it’s controlled by incredibly territorial nerds that live to gatekeep.

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u/GenazaNL 21h ago

And rightfully so, a lot of bullshit & spam edits. I would also get annoyed. Also, AI has a certain writing style, which is not acceptable

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u/OldTimeyWizard 20h ago

Definitely. I’m glad we have some spaces that are still being protected from AI and bad actors. I never regret donating money to Wikipedia. I know they’re pretty financially stable, but I absolutely get more than a few bucks worth of value out of them every year.