Ars Boni Ars Boni 597 - KI und Wikipedia (Nicole High-Steskal)
Oct 28, 2025
Nicole High-Steskal, a board member at Wikimedia Österreich, dives into the intersection of artificial intelligence and Wikipedia. She discusses the challenges of AI-generated content, including quality issues and community debates on guidelines. High-Steskal emphasizes Wikipedia's crucial role in maintaining trust amidst growing skepticism online. The conversation also touches on the importance of contributor diversity, the drafting of new AI usage guidelines, and ways for the community to engage and adapt in the evolving digital landscape.
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Community Debate Over AI-Generated Text
- Wikipedia communities lack consensus on AI-generated text and are still debating acceptability and handling of such content.
- Nicole High-Steskal notes the discussion began in 2023 and remains unresolved across language versions.
Sourcing Is The Core Problem
- AI-generated contributions often fail Wikipedia's sourcing and quality standards and thus raise integrity concerns.
- Nicole High-Steskal highlights missing or low-quality references as the core problem with AI content.
Local Chapters Monitor, Foundation Controls Tech
- Wikimedia Austria observes but does not control technical uses of Wikipedia content by LLMs; operational control lies with the Wikimedia Foundation.
- Nicole High-Steskal monitors governance and committee decisions rather than platform-level tech pipelines.