[–] derram 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
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People built AI bots to improve Wikipedia. Then they started squabbling in petty edit wars, sigh • The Register
'Prof Yasseri added: "We see differences in the technology used in the different Wikipedia language editions, and the different cultures of the communities of Wikipedia editors involved create complicated interactions. '
'Analysis An investigation into Wikipedia bots has confirmed the automated editing software can be just as pedantic and petty as humans are – often engaging in online spats that can continue for years. '
'The difference between the Wikipedia language editions can be explained: Portuguese bots are simply more active and edit more articles than German ones, for example. '
'A paper published today in PLOS ONE by researchers from the University of Oxford and The Alan Turing Institute in the UK splits internet bots into two categories: benevolent and malevolent. '
'It was worse on the Portuguese version, where each bot reverted another bot 185 times on average, over ten years. '
[–] carnold03 ago
Who still uses Wikipedia anymore?