The Wikimedia Foundation, the provider of Wikipedia, is testing a browser plug-in called Citation Needed that verifies information on the web by searching for references on Wiki pages. Using ChatGPT to read messages and reference pages, the plug-in allows users to select text on any website. It then utilizes ChatGPT to generate a search query and searches Wiki pages using Wikipedia’s API. Finally, ChatGPT is used to analyze and summarize whether the selected text aligns with the content on the Wiki page.
This feature is a time-limited test over a two-month period, with the team aiming to determine whether users fact-check content on various websites, perceive Wikipedia as trustworthy, expand the user base, and assess the effectiveness of LLM in conjunction with Wikipedia.
Source: Mediawiki: Meta-Wiki
TLDR: Wikimedia Foundation is testing a browser plug-in, Citation Needed, to verify information by cross-referencing web content with Wiki pages using ChatGPT for analysis.
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