Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2024/Submissions/Crowdsourcing Wikimedia viewpoints, attitudes and positions on AI and the impact on the platforms

ID : 37	Crowdsourcing Wikimedia viewpoints, attitudes and positions on AI and the impact on the platforms
Author(s): Eric Luth, John Cummings		Username(s): Eric Luth, John Cummings	Type of submission: Workshop
		Affiliation: Wikimedia Sverige	Theme(s): Legal and advocacy
Abstract: 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, attitudes and ideas that could inform future advocacy work from WMF, chapters, affiliates, and volunteers.			Slides:
			Level of advancement: Medium
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How will this session be beneficial for the communities in the region of CEE? AI will likely impact a majority of Wikimedia projects opportunities and issues. The aim of the session is to gather Wikimedians and collaborate around positions on AI. CEE attendees come from a wide range of countries and will provide a broad sample of perspectives to better understand Wikimedia’s needs and attitudes to AI which is fundamentally important to safeguard and develop the Wikimedia platforms and other open platforms in this new and rapidly evolving environment.

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