Comment on Wikipedia Pauses AI-Generated Summaries After Editor Backlash

drspod@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Lumisal@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Same person who saw most American adults have a 6th grade reading level or lower?

  Honestly that’s the reason I thought it was a good idea at least. Might actually give them a place to start learning from and improve.

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  • andros_rex@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Those Americans with a 6th grade reading level or less are precisely the people who shouldn’t be reading AI summaries. They’ll lack the critical thinking and reading skills to catch on to garbage.

    Simple Wikipedia already exists and is great.

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    • Lumisal@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Problem is they can’t read Wikipedia articles in the first place. A lot of it, in particular anything STEM, is higher level reading.

      What you’re advocating for is the same as dropping off a physics textbook at an elementary school.

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      • andros_rex@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Thats why I mentioned Simple Wikipedia.

        This is far more readable that what an AI generated version of the article make.

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      • BassTurd@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        If someone is going to Wikipedia specifically looking for information in a STEM field, then an AI summary isn’t going to help them. Odds are they can also read, because they’re looking up STEM topics.

        Also, is Wikipedia not available around the world, or you just think only Americans can’t read? Inflammatory just for the sake of being inflammatory I’m guessing. Shit troll job.

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  • drspod@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    People with low reading level deserve the same attention to detail and veracity as the rest of us.

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