Interesting question about how much AI generated images should be included in Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia… via The Signpost

"As many as 5%" of new English Wikipedia articles "contain significant AI-generated content", says paper en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia… via The Signpost

In the new Signpost: * WMF Board elections results * Novel admin elections trial attracts a flood of candidates, but can it stop the admin decline? * Knowledge Equity Fund starts to wrap up * A WikiCup for the Global South * Book reviews: "The Editors" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia…

🔗 For more context on this developing story, check out prior coverage by the The Signpost : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia…

In the latest Signpost: ▸ All about the Indian court case - WMF takes down article, but hasn't shared editors' data (yet) ▸ Admin Elections trial concludes, "a significant step" to reduce admin attrition ▸ Why you should take more photos and upload them en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia…

A new Signpost is out! ▸ Open letter to WMF about court case breaks one thousand signatures ▸ How a longtime Wikipedian became an influential voice in AI — and still remains anonymous ▸ WMF and Wikimedia Endowment audit reports and more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia…

A new Signpost is out! ▸ Disinformation report: Sex, power, and money revisited ▸ In the media: "Wikipedia is just as biased as the BBC" ▸ Analysis: Are Wikipedia articles representative of Western or world knowledge? and more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia…

In the new Signpost: ▸ EU regulations: Wikipedia's responsibilities and liabilities as "Very Large Online Platform" ▸ Indian judge will check citations in allegedly defamatory Wikipedia article ▸ Being the subject of the first-ever admin recall and more en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia…

A new Signpost is out - our 20th anniversary issue! ▸ A look back on The Signpost's first two decades ▸ The {{Calculator}} template: A new form of interactive content on Wikipedia ▸ WikiProject Women in Red celebrates 20% biography milestone en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia…

In the new Signpost: ▸ ArbCom introduces novel "Balanced editing restriction" in Palestine-Israel articles case ▸ GPT-4 writes better edit summaries than human Wikipedians ▸ 350 Wikimedians and newbies celebrate Wikipedia Day in New York City and more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia…

In the new Signpost: ▸ Technology report: Why the wikis go silent twice a year ▸ French Wikipedia fights intimidation by journalist from Le Point ▸ Editor tries to remove edits about Hindu nationalist historical figure, citing legal pressure and more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia…

🕊️ Ziyad al-Sufiani has been released after over four and a half years of arbitrary imprisonment. He was an Arabic Wikipedia administrator, arrested for editing pages like that of Saudi WHRD Loujain al-Hathloul. His fellow Wikipedian Osama Khalid (see below) remains in prison.

In the new Signpost: * DMCA takedown ruins Mother's Day: A deeper look at Google's removal notices * Essay: Unusual biographical images * Recent research about the impact of ChatGPT on Wikipedia and more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia…

The Between the Brackets interview with Selena Deckelmann was featured in the latest The Signpost! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia…

A new Signpost is out! * Saudi Wikipedian released from prison * Wikimedia Foundation launches review of Wikipedias' NPoV (Neutral Point of View) policies * Wikipedia probably not among the victims of Google's "AI Overviews" and more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia…

A new Signpost is out! * India cuts off Wikimedia funding of "Access to Knowledge" program * Trump-nominated prosecutor targets WMF's nonprofit status * WikiCredCon 2025: Wikipedia editors and Internet Archive discuss threats to trust in media and more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia…

EXCLUSIVE: Wikimedia CEO to depart, Ina Fried reports axios.com/2025/05/06/wik…

A new Signpost is out! * Foundation sues over UK government decision that might require identity verification of editors worldwide * CEO search kicks off as Iskander preps to move on * Technology report: New unique but privacy-preserving browser cookie en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia…