The English-language Wikipedia community has officially banned the use of large language models (LLMs) for generating or rewriting article content. This decision follows extensive debate among its volunteer editors about the role of generative AI on the platform, which prioritizes accuracy and human-vetted information.
The primary reasons for the ban are concerns that AI-generated text can introduce factual inaccuracies, known as "hallucinations," and may not adhere to Wikipedia's core content policies. The new guideline strengthens previous rules that only prohibited the creation of new articles from scratch. Exceptions are made for using AI tools to assist with basic copy editing, like grammar checks, or to create initial drafts for translation, provided the human editor thoroughly reviews the output for accuracy and is fluent in both languages.