Catch up on a recap post of Mythbusting Wikipedia: Misinformation, AI and Volunteers #LIW2023 #WheresTheSource event.
ALIA had a #LIW2023 chat with Belinda Spry, Executive Officer from Wikimedia Australia. Library and Information Week ran from 31st July – 6th August.
The Webinar had a
- Introduction on Wikipedia (history, facts and bias)
- Where’s The Source reliability of Wikipedia chat
- Discussion on AI
- Use of Wikipedia in schools (Wikipedia in classrooms) and universities (Wikipedians in residence in Universities).
Wikipedia started in January 2001 as a Free Encyclopedia. Wiki is a Hawaiian word for Quick. Wikipedia = Quick Encyclopedia.
- Australia is the 5th most active Wikipedia editor in the world. (USA 1st, UK 2nd, India 3rd, Canada 4th)
- Wikipedia is the 6th most popular viewed website in Australia. Wikipedia is the 5th most popular website in the world.
- Wikipedia results will always pop up first in search engines – the Google info boxes are sources from Wikipedia.
- Conversational AI on smart devices Eg. Hey Google, Siri, and Alexa; provide answers via Wikipedia.
- Wikimedia Foundation’s international volunteer community has 700 staff. Wikimedia Australia hired two employed staff in 2022.
- Wikimedia Australia works with Libraries, Museums, Galleries and Universities to provide training and support for editing and Open Knowledge Projects.
Reliability of Wikipedia:
Authoritative Sources – Where’s The Source?
- Verifiable & reputable secondary sources for citations
- Articles are flagged when viewed as problematic
- Posts monitored for vandalism and misinformation
- Community Peer-Review from a diverse group of volunteers
Reference:
ALIA National (2023). Mythbusting Wikipedia: Misinformation, AI and Volunteers (Vimeo).
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