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Can ChatGPT eat Wikipedia’s lunch? Wiki doesn’t think so
In theory, AI should be able to write high-quality entries for an encyclopaedia. But it suffers from some serious flaws, says the founder of Wikipedia.
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Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and chief product and technology officer Selena Deckelmann attended the 18th edition of Wikimania 2023 at Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre in August.
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When ChatGPT took the world by storm in late 2022, Mr Robert Sim thought it would make his job easier. But some thought it might make his job redundant by taking it over.
Many months later, Mr Sim has concluded that not only is his night job safe, but ChatGPT also has not helped him as much as he thought it would.

