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*Butch Bustria*
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Adjoa Linda (@AdjoaLinda) tweeted at 2:52 PM on Sat, Sep 30, 2023:
I asked Chatgpt to write a poem from some thoughts and notes I wrote after
listening to an African Leader speaking at the UN.
https://t.co/zB6ELMVoP5
(https://twitter.com/AdjoaLinda/status/1708193141759639981?s=03)
I attended several sessions at Wikimania Singapore that talked about AI. I
ordered some books and have been reading about chatgpt since I got home
from the conference.
Still learning as to how to integrate the two. Will chatgpt actually
benefit Wikipedia. I do think chatgpt will make people more educationally
oriented.
Dear Wikimedians,
Wikimania 2023 – whether we participated virtually or in Singapore – was a reminder of the power of diversity and collaboration, and so many future possibilities when Wikimedians come together. For the Wikimania Steering Committee, it was great to experience the new regional collaboration model of organizing Wikimania and to see the benefits of overlapping organizers learning from each other, as with the 2023 ESEAP <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ESEAP_Hub> [1] and the 2024 CEE <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Hub> teams [2]. In this spirit, it brings us much excitement to announce the organizers of Wikimania in 2025 and 2026.
Wikimania 2025 will be hosted by a collaboration of volunteers and affiliates in East Africa (EARTH <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EA_Regional_and_Thematic_Hub_(EARTH)>) [3], with extended support from the Wiki Indaba Steering Committee (WISCom <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Indaba_Steering_Committee>) [4] and other Wikimedians from across the continent. Hosting Wikimania will be beneficial for energizing new and active communities in the region and will foster content growth and enhance contributions across the continent. This will mark the 20th Wikimania – a significant milestone as only the second to be held in Sub-Saharan Africa and the first in East Africa. The exact city will be selected in the coming months based on careful assessments of political and social developments and discussions with Wikimedia groups and local experts.
Wikimania 2026 will be organized by a collaboration of French-speaking Wikimedia groups and hosted in Paris – a first for Wikimédia France and the WikiFranca <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiFranca/en> communities [5]. This special Wikimania will celebrate the 25th anniversary of multiple Wikipedia editions including Basque, Catalan, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, and Spanish, as well as English and more. We will have a novel opportunity to celebrate this incredible milestone together as a global community in Paris.
Get involved, learn more – Wikimania is co-created with Wikimedians from around the world and there is something to do for everyone. Wikimania 2024 <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:Wikimania> [6] will take place in Poland – preparations are already under way and a call for volunteers will be launched soon. So please contribute however you can. We will also continue to expand hybrid and virtual participation and greater on-demand content. Stay tuned.
Selecting locations this far in advance means better choice of venues, more time for visa processes, less pressure for organizers, and greater learning and partnership opportunities. If you have any questions or comments, are interested in hosting a future Wikimania, or want to join the Wikimania Steering Committee, please reach out to us on wiki <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Committee> [7] or at wikimania(a)wikimedia.org <mailto:wikimania@wikimedia.org>. For more information, visit Diff <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/09/24/announcing-the-locations-of-wikimania…> [8].
The Wikimania Steering Committee is pleased to make this announcement in partnership with the Wikimedia Foundation, the East Africa Regional and Thematic Hub (EARTH), the Wiki Indaba Steering Committee (WISCom), WikiFranca, and Wikimédia France.
On behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee,
Iolanda
[1] The ESEAP hub, hosts of Wikimania 2023 – https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ESEAP_Hub
[2] The CEE hub, hosts of Wikimania 2024 – https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Hub
[3] The East Africa Regional and Thematic Hub (EARTH) – https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EA_Regional_and_Thematic_Hub_(EARTH)
[4] The Wiki Indaba Steering Committee – https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Indaba_Steering_Committee
[5] WikiFranca – https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiFranca/en
[6] Wikimania 2024, watch this page – https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:Wikimania
[7] The Wikimania Steering Committee of volunteers – https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Committee
[8] This announcement and more on Diff, the Wikimedia Blog – https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/09/24/announcing-the-locations-of-wikimania…
OpenAI (@OpenAI) tweeted at 1:07 PM on Thu, Aug 31, 2023:
We’re releasing a guide for teachers using ChatGPT in their classroom —
including suggested prompts, an explanation of how ChatGPT works and its
limitations, the efficacy of AI detectors, and bias. https://t.co/rVFdEUH6ph
(https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/1697295029763715166?s=03)
Interesting.
There were several presentations that mentioned chatgpt at the Singapore
Wikimania Conference. While at the conference I ordered a couple of books
about Chatgpt and have watched YouTube videos. [still learning]
The biggest limitation of chatgpt is a lack of references.
Wikipedia is the go- to platform for education. Plus any data search on
chatgpt will not go past 2021.
Plus Chatgpt has a fee component, and Wikipedia is free.
Still learning what the challenges of chatgpt will be for Wikipedia
editors.
Take care,
Linda Fletcher-Dabo
Dear Colleagues
If you're attending Wikimania in person, the organizers of the WikiWomen
Summit, Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight and Vanj Padilla, would like to invite
you to the *WikiWomen's Lunch Table 2023 x Wikimania*. Please note that
this event is exclusively for women+ attendees. Details are as follows:
*Venue:* Room 324
*Time:* 12:45pm - 14:15pm
*Program:*
*12:45 - 1pm: *Participants to collect their lunch and move to room 324
*1pm: *Opening remarks - *Yael Weissburg, Vice President, Community Growth,
Wikimedia Foundation*
*1:05:* Welcome note - *Nataliia Tymkiv, Chairperson of the Wikimedia
Foundation Board of Trustees*
*1:10:* Group Photo
*1:15: *Reflections on Women's Lunch Table - *Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight,
WikiWomen Summit Organizer*
*1:20: Launch of WikiWomen Social Media platforms - Vanj Padilla, WikiWomen
Summit Organizer *
*1:40:* Closing remarks - *Vanj Padilla, WikiWomen Summit Organizer *
Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. Space is
limited and available on a first come, first serve basis, please arrive
early.
Warm regards,
Masana
*Masana Mulaudzi (She/Her)*
Senior Manager, Campaigns Programs
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>