I find myself dreaming about "replace Wikipedia°hard word" again.
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What does it take to replace Wikipedia°hard word?
- A base of 50k "decent°hard word" encyclopedia°hard word articles°hard word. ChatGPT°hard word or a dozen other LLMs°hard word can do this.
- A way to generate articles°hard word on current events. How will the machine know things? You collect primary°hard word sources, and write the article°hard word based°hard word on them. ⚙️ a "primary°hard word" source is a source with direct°hard word connections to an event. Despite°hard word the protests of many Wikipedia°hard word editors°hard word, contemporary°hard word news articles°hard word are generally primary°hard word sources. A "secondary°hard word" source analyzes°hard word the primary°hard word sources, with the benefit°hard word of hindsight°hard word. A "tertiary°hard word" source is an encyclopedia°hard word or the like, built on secondary°hard word sources. 💡 the need to prefer secondary°hard word sources on Wikipedia°hard word is for multiple°hard word reasons; one of them is that editors°hard word can easily mis-interpret°hard word primary°hard word sources. hopefully the machine can avoid°hard word this problem 💡 the problems of "who creates the primary°hard word sources we use" are more difficult
- A way to encourage°hard word people to use your site°hard word and not others. 💡 "advertising°hard word spend°hard word" can do this. Also, appealing°hard word to a vertical°hard word (or clique°hard word) that dislikes°hard word Wikipedia°hard word can generate word-of-mouth°hard word marketing 🔥 the cynical°hard word approach°hard word would be to have a dozen different encyclopedias°hard word, targeting°hard word a dozen different cliques°hard word
- A way to generate revenue°hard word. ⚙️ Wikipedia°hard word, famously, has no ads°hard word [other than the annual°hard word donation-drive°hard word banners°hard word]
- A way to remain up to date.
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The new encyclopedia°hard word would use hypertext°hard word. Maybe. 🔥 my experience has demonstrated°hard word that most people are less enamored°hard word by hypertext°hard word than I am