The Signpost
Volume 20
Issue 11
14 August 2024

DARREN ST0NE – CC BY-SA 2.0
In the media
Portland pol profile paid for from public purse
A STORM over an AI that writes articles. And other notes of interest.
Philip Preston – PD
Recent research
STORM: AI agents role-play as "Wikipedia editors" and "experts" to create Wikipedia-like articles, a more sophisticated effort than previous auto-generation systems
And other findings.
Mykola Swarnyk – CC BY 3.0
In focus
Twitter marks the spot
Musk's Twitter acquisition and rebranding have caused long debates on Wikipedia.
Aliva Sahoo – CC BY-SA 4.0
News and notes
Another Wikimania has concluded
And Movement Charter ratification vote comments have been published
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission – CC BY 2.0
Special report
Nano or just nothing: Will nano go nuclear?
Possibly paid articles.
Sunday Truth – PD
Opinion
HouseBlaster's RfA debriefing
HouseBlaster's reflections on his RfA. In particular, do not ask superlative questions.
Unknown author – PD
Traffic report
Ball games, movies, elections, but nothing really weird
Just normally weird!
USDA – PD
Humour
I'm proud to be a template
Come in, you whippersnapper, have a cup of tea.
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