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My New Sci-Fi Story: "Little Assistance"
A venture into science fiction with the first judge on the Moon.
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Stephen Harrison
More Thoughts on Wikipedia and AI
Reflections inspired by yesterday's event with Wiki Education.
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Stephen Harrison
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August 2023
Wikipedia Will Survive A.I.
Rumors of Wikipedia’s death at the hands of ChatGPT are greatly exaggerated.
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Stephen Harrison
What’s the Best Metaphor for ChatGPT?
We can do better than calling generative A.I. a "tour guide" or a "fountain of knowledge."
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Stephen Harrison
4 Short Stories I've Enjoyed
"A short story is a love affair, a novel is a marriage." - Lorrie Moore
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Stephen Harrison
April 2023
Wikipedia's "Supreme Court" to Review Seemingly Distant History
The Explosive Academic Essay That Catapulted the Case to Wikipedia’s Arbitration Committee
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Stephen Harrison
February 2023
Bigfoot vs. Wikipedia; Pakistan Blocks, Then Restores, the Internet Encyclopedia
For a decade, Wikipedia has been the site of a passionate war between cryptozoologists and skeptics.
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Stephen Harrison
January 2023
Should ChatGPT Be Used to Write Wikipedia Articles?
At least one Wikipedia editor has used ChatGPT to write an article. More will follow.
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Stephen Harrison
December 2022
An End-of-Year Assortment from Stephen Harrison
Here are 20+ Tweets, Links, and Images From the Year.
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Stephen Harrison
The Huge Fight Behind Those Pop-Up Fundraising Banners on Wikipedia
The Wikimedia Foundation wants a few bucks from you. But does Wikipedia need it?
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Stephen Harrison
November 2022
No, Wikipedia is Not Colluding with DHS
Wikipedians are not controlled by Uncle Sam.
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Stephen Harrison
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October 2022
How Quantum Theories Took Over TikTok
Quantum flapdoodle strikes again in my latest story for Slate.
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Stephen Harrison
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