Malmö University researcher Sverker Johansson is Wikipedia's most prolific contributor, warns of AI threat
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Emma Danielsson
Crisped on the outside, thoughtful enough on the inside.
Summary
Malmö University researcher Sverker Johansson is one of the world's most prolific Wikipedia contributors, having written more articles than any other user since starting around 2007. On the occasion of the Swedish-language Wikipedia's 25th anniversary, Johansson warns that generative AI could threaten the encyclopaedia's future. The article highlights his unique status as both an academic researcher and Wikipedia's most prolific writer.
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I started writing for Wikipedia around 2007, mainly because it...
He warns that generative AI could threaten the encyclopaedia's future.
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