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Technology Jun 14, 2025

Wikipedia halts AI summaries amid accuracy concerns

Wikipedia just put the brakes on its new AI-generated article summaries for mobile users, following strong objections from its volunteer editors. The idea was to make info snappier and easier to read, but many editors quickly pointed out errors and weird "hallucinations" in the AI's work—reminding everyone of similar problems with Google and Apple's AI tools. Some even called the feature "harmful" and said they might stop contributing if it stuck around.

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Project paused; Wikimedia admits they should've consulted community 1st

The Wikimedia Foundation admitted they should've asked the community before rolling this out. For now, the project is paused. They say they're open to using AI in future—but only if everyone gets a say and things stay transparent.