sasha @krassotkin.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Many of you may know that I've dedicated many years to Wikipedia. After recent discussions with former colleagues, I've concluded that Wikipedia is now more harmful than helpful. 1/3 3173
Aster Vérité @aster-verite.bsky.social · 01/10/2025I get where you're coming from. I've spent a lot of time studying disinformation, how LLM pollute discourse & are being manipulated, but... Blaming Wikipedia for the current metastasis of misinformation is like blaming the liver for liver cancer caused by a rogue CRISPR experiment downstream.... 1201
sasha @krassotkin.bsky.social · 01/10/2025It’s crucial to remember that Wikipedia is a paraphrase of reliable, published sources. Since anyone can edit Wikipedia—and most articles lack oversight from experienced contributors—we have advised against trusting Wikipedia text itself, recommending instead to check the original references. 2/3 1121
