Wikipedia
Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Resigns Amid a Community Revolt
by Jason Koebler · 2 weeks ago
Lila Tretikov is out amid concerns the organization wasn't being transparent about its search engine plans.
Why AI Can Still Hardly Pass an Eighth Grade Science Test
by Victoria Turk · 3 weeks ago
The Allen AI Science Challenge shows it takes more than an encylopaedic knowledge to reason your way to a correct answer.
Wikimedia: We’re Really Really Not Building a Search Engine
by Jason Koebler · 3 weeks ago
The nonprofit that runs Wikipedia says the idea it was competing a Google competitor has been a big misunderstanding.
The Secret Search Engine Tearing Wikipedia Apart
by Jason Koebler · 3 weeks ago
The secrecy surrounding Wikimedia’s search engine goes against the organization’s ethos of radical transparency.
Science Students Are Writing Wikipedia Articles Instead of Term Papers
by Meghan Neal · 4 weeks ago
The idea is pretty genius in its simplicity: Students develop writing skills while Wikipedia gets a booster shot of academic knowledge.
Wikipedia Celebrates Its 15th Birthday With 15 Data Visualizations of the Site
by Rachel Pick · 1 month ago
These truly impressive data visualizations showcase the might of Wikipedia.
'Human Computation' Could Save the World Without the Risks of AI
by Victoria Turk · 2 months ago
Together, humans and machines are already smarter than the future of AI—without the existential threat posed by the singularity.
Watch the World Change But Not Really In Wikipedia's '#Edit2015'
by Michael Byrne · 2 months ago
An open-source year in review.
Jimmy Wales: 'There's Really No Excuse' Not to Use Encryption
by Victoria Turk · 5 months ago
Wales addresses security and encryption at London’s IP Expo.
The Decade-Long Battle to Put the 'Labor' in Wikipedia's 'Labor Day' Page
by Brian Merchant · 6 months ago
How Wikipedia is helping to rewrite the history of the labor movement.