2024:Program/Crowdsourcing Wikimedia positions on AI and the impact on the platforms
Session title: Crowdsourcing Wikimedia positions on AI and the impact on the platforms
- Session type: Workshop
- Track: Legal & Advocacy
- Language: en
The world of AI moves very quickly, and the debates are heated. Ethical implications, copyright, bias of data, impact on jobs, control of personal data, the list can be made longer. But what does the Wikimedia movement think?
This session aims to gather Wikimedians with an interest in AI to understand different viewpoints, concerns, and ideas that could inform future advocacy work from WMF, chapters, affiliates, and volunteers.
Description
editIn the dichotomy between producers and consumers, Wikimedia platforms and Wikimedians have for long primarily been considered consumers of information, reusers of others’ information. The rapid AI developments are however making it clear that Wikimedians are also, or perhaps primarily, producers of information. The Wikimedia platforms are sources for others to reuse, not the least AI models. How does the rapid development of AI impact the Wikimedia platforms and the movement, and what should be think about it?
During the spring of 2024, Wikimedia Sverige will write a paper on artificial intelligence and text and data mining, especially in relation to copyright issues. New pieces of legislation or policy are emerging at the national, regional and international level, but so far, an international dialogue within the Wikimedia movement has been lacking. How will AI affect Wikimedia projects? What are Wikimedia standpoints? How do we ensure that our positions are aligned, when we talk with the legislators or policy makers?
Using the position paper as a starting point, this workshop aims to gather input, thoughts, information, concerns and feedback from attendees, highlighting what is considered to be the largest issues and what our response to those issues should or could be.
Session recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LedziGgRqZU&t=15998
- How does your session relate to the event theme, Collaboration of the Open?
The aim of the session is to gather Wikimedians and collaborate around positions on AI, which is of fundamental importance to safeguard and develop the Wikimedia platforms and other open platforms in this new and rapidly evolving environment.
- What is the experience level needed for the audience for your session?
Average knowledge about Wikimedia projects or activities
Resources
editSpeakers
edit- Eric Luth
- I am Project Manager for Involvement and Advocacy at Wikimedia Sverige. In that capacity, I have recently worked primarily with international partnerships, such as with the UN agencies, and advocacy for the open movement at the national, European and international level. I have an M.A. in Comparative Literature, and live in Stockholm.