Wikipedia editors publish new guide to help readers detect entries written by AI

By Hosts

Published September 4, 2025 at 4:54 AM EDT

Can you tell whether something you read on Wikipedia was written by a human or AI? Wikipedia's editors hope a new guide will help you spot the difference.

Hosts

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