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Grokipedia only exists so that Elon can look at in his free time a smirk every time he sees something he agrees with.
Lolllllllllllll
The article says Wikipedia has a bias, so I clicked the link it gives and:
Wikipedia’s content is written and maintained by volunteers who can only cite material that already exists in other published sources, since the platform prohibits original research. This rule, which is designed to ensure that facts can be verified, means that Wikipedia’s coverage inevitably reflects the biases of the media, academia and other institutions it draws from.
This is not limited to political bias. For example, research has repeatedly shown a significant gender imbalance among editors, with around 80%–90% identifying as male in the English-language version.
Because most of the secondary sources used by editors are also historically authored by men, Wikipedia tends to reflect a narrower view of the world, a repository of men’s knowledge rather than a balanced record of human knowledge.
I'm curious what the gender breakdown is in other languages, particularly those corresponding to cultures where women are more prevalent in STEM fields.
research has repeatedly shown a significant gender imbalance among editors, with around 80%–90% identifying as male in the English-language version.
That problem would seem to have an obvious and straightforward solution.
...what would that be? how do you encourage women to volunteer to edit wikipedia?
Forced sex change for 30% - 40% of Wikipedia editors, duh
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Hm? Oh. Uh, yeah, um, shocked.