Wikipedia, which turns 25 years old today — eons in tech time — still boasts an army of hundreds of thousands of volunteers to keep it honest and human. Artificial intelligence boasts seemingly infinite data and algorithms that have helped it become almost human in its thinking.
Can the two coexist? Or more specifically, can Wikipedia collaborate, let alone compete with the inexorable march of AI?
Maryana Iskander thinks so. She’s CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that powers the ubiquitous website. She pointed to advantages such as the language diversity that Wikipedia maintains over AI — for now at least.
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Anna Gawel
Anna Gawel is the Managing Editor of Devex. She previously worked as the managing editor of The Washington Diplomat, the flagship publication of D.C.’s diplomatic community. She’s had hundreds of articles published on world affairs, U.S. foreign policy, politics, security, trade, travel and the arts on topics ranging from the impact of State Department budget cuts to Caribbean efforts to fight climate change. She was also a broadcast producer and digital editor at WTOP News and host of the Global 360 podcast. She holds a journalism degree from the University of Maryland in College Park.
