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Wikipedia Has Banned AI-Generated Content. The Two Exceptions Tell You Everything.
The Wikimedia Foundation has formally banned AI-generated content from Wikipedia's English-language encyclopedia, citing concerns about accuracy, verifiability, and the erosion of contributor trust. Two exceptions survive: AI can be used for translations, and for minor copy edits. The policy formalizes what many senior Wikipedia editors had already been enforcing informally for months.