Overview
Wikipedia has been described as "the last best place on the internet" to keep alive the ideals of collaboration of the early web. Its self-correcting mechanisms, lack of advertising, and open nature have earned it the public trust, rivaling even well-established sources. However, several dangers threaten Wikipedia and require constant work from its community: misinformation and fake news broadcasted by reputable sources, undisclosed paid editing, and coordinated efforts to introduce bias in articles all pose significant challenges to the integrity of the project. Recent developments, such as Large Language models and AI image generation, have sparked the community to enact policies to prevent the generation of potentially misleading content.
This workshop explores all aspects of knowledge integrity in Wikipedia and other online collaborative projects. Topics of interest include misinformation, disinformation, and manipulation of information, including detection methods and strategies for combating them. Additionally, the workshop will address issues like trust, reputation, handling controversies, fostering a healthy community environment, and identifying destructive or toxic behavior. Furthermore, the significance of cybersecurity in tackling these issues is integral to the workshop's agenda.
wikiKI will bring together scientists studying the socio-technical and collaborative aspects of Wikipedia and other online collaborative projects, providing a forum for academics, practitioners, and community members to discuss the problem of knowledge integrity on online collaborative projects from a socio-technical perspective.