Tag: wikipedia
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Automatic generation of Wikipedia-like articles with Perplexity Pages
Perplexity Pages seems to work best with predetermined structures rather than single prompts. Unlike traditional AI tools, Pages allows you to customise sections, add media, and expand outlines intentionally. This hands-on experiment demonstrates how the platform differs from standard question-answer AI interactions.
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STORM writes Wikipedia-like articles from scratch
STORM is an AI system that generates Wikipedia-like articles from internet searches. It uses multiple AI personas to create diverse perspectives on topics. While the generated content is comprehensive and well-structured, it tends to provide balanced, mainstream views. STORM offers potential for collaborative writing and knowledge curation in education and research.
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Wikipedia’s Chrome extension uses AI to fact-check the web
“The extension shows the user the original claim, links to relevant Wikipedia articles, a supporting citation, signals about the article’s quality, and an assessment of whether Wikipedia backs up the claim or not.” – Matthias Bastian
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Resource: Wikipedia Library
I recently made my 500th edit to a Wikimedia project, and unlocked access to the Wikipedia Library (see above), which I didn’t even know existed. The library is a collection of paywalled resources that are made available in partnership with the Wikimedia Foundation. If your institution doesn’t have access to these resources, or you don’t…
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Podcast: Lex Fridman talks to Jimmy Wales about Wikipedia
I really enjoyed this conversation between Lex Fridman and Jimmy Wales, the co-founder of Wikipedia. Wikipedia is one of my favourite websites, not only for the obvious utility of having an enormously broad, diverse, and detailed encyclopedia, but for the community of people who create it.
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Tool: Wikiwand – a modern reader for Wikipedia
Wikiwand is a modern reader for web and mobile, that optimizes Wikipedia’s amazing content for a significantly improved reading experience. Fortunately, all articles on Wikipedia are released under a free license, which allows us to fetch Wikipedia articles and optimize them for maximum readability and enjoyment. At Wikiwand, we’re all about providing you with a…
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-23
I support the January 18th Wikipedia blackout to protest SOPA and PIPA. Show your support here http://t.co/AnJlypdH # http://t.co/cTkPUcqJ blacked out in protest of SOPA / PIPA – The Oatmeal http://t.co/h0Myd5h9 # I support #wikipediablackout Show your support here http://t.co/AnJlypdH # RT @czernie: This is useful- http://t.co/RUSUQvL1, a wiki of tools, services,and collections that can…
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-08-22
Researching then and now http://t.co/o9XqgCz. Great points on the importance of careful, deliberate reading in research # Out of Africa http://t.co/jl9d1EX. Educational innovation in resource constrained environments # Agile learning: How ‘making do’ can evolve into ‘making good’ | ALT Online Newsletter http://t.co/sNbaI1L # Scaffolding in Complex Learning Environments: What we have gained and what…
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Chromium: changing the default keyword search
I just came across a pretty cool feature of Chromium…keyword searches. I know that this idea isn’t new, and now that I know about it, it’s clearly documented in the Google Chrome help pages, but I’ll put up some screenshots anyway. You begin by typing the URL of the site you’re going to (Chromium will…
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-28
Cultivating Communities of Practice: A Guide to Managing Knowledge – 7 Principles http://bit.ly/1J8gpw # Can’t wait for my netbook to arrive so that I can play with Moblin 2.0…http://bit.ly/gqdOV # BMJ Case Reports blog: Finding your doctor through their published case reports http://bit.ly/3qEG9y # Trends and issues in open and distance learning in Africa IRRODL,…