.Wikipedia is a source of information for many of us, but it is difficult to analyze the credibility of information. Artificial Intelligence(AI) can assist in wiping up inaccurate and incomplete references on Wikipedia which a new study suggests

• AI can automate the process of analyzing the sources cited on Wikipedia pages.
• AI can suggest alternatives for references that don't support the claim made in the article.
• In a study, AI was able to identify inaccurate references in almost 50% of cases.

The study, published in Nature Machine Intelligence, was conducted by researchers at Samaya AI, a London-based company. The researchers developed a neural network called SIDE, which can automate the process of analyzing the sources cited on Wikipedia pages. SIDE is trained on a database of good references on the website.

The researchers tested SIDE on a set of Wikipedia articles and found that it was able to identify inaccurate references in almost 50% of cases. SIDE was also able to suggest alternatives for references that didn't support the claim made in the article.

The researchers then showed the results of SIDE's analysis to a group of Wikipedia users. The users said that they were satisfied with the references made by AI in 21% of cases. In 10% of cases, the users said that they preferred the existing sources. The rest of the users did not have any preference.

The study suggests that AI can be a valuable tool for cleaning up inaccurate and incomplete references on Wikipedia. However, it is important to note that AI is not perfect and that human oversight is still required.