They have that already: simple.wikipedia.org
Comment on Wikipedia Pauses AI-Generated Summaries After Editor Backlash
a4ng3l@lemmy.world 2 days agoHo come on it’s not that simple. Add to that the language barrier. And in general precise language and accuracy are not making knowledge more available to laymen. Laymen don’t have to vocabulary to start with, that’s pretty much the definition of being a layman.
There is definitely value in dumbing down knowledge, that’s the point of education.
Now using AI or pushing guidelines for editors to do it that’s entirely different discussion…
kurwa@lemmy.world 2 days ago
OrganicMustard@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The vocabulary is part of the knowledge. The concept goes with the word, that’s how human brains understand stuff mostly.
You can click on the terms you don’t know to learn about them.
RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
This is what makes Wikipedia special. Not the fact that it is a giant encyclopedia, but that you can quickly and logically work your way through a complex subject at your pace and level of understanding. Reading about elements but don’t know what a proton is? Guess what, there’s a link right fucking there!