Location: 2950 Broadway, Pulitzer Hall, Columbia University. Pulitzer Hall is on the Broadway side of Columbia's Morningside Campus, between 115th and 116th Streets. See the Morningside Campus maps on Columbia's website for exact location.
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Because we are expecting a full house, we are instituting a COVID masking policy
Out of an abundance of caution, we will require attendees to wear masks indoors except when eating (or presenting a talk).
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10:00 am
Welcome from Wikimedia NYC + Brown Institute
Mark Hansen and Molly Stark Dean
Roundtable: Wiki + News + AI
A discussion about the state of Wikipedia and its relationship to the current journalism landscape. How do recent advances in AI affect both of them and public access to knowledge?
Add your 3-5 minute lightning talk here! Lightning talks may cover a wide range of topics related to Wikipedia, Wikimedia, and AI as relevant to the larger free culture movement, although we ask that lightning talks aren't used to promote or sell products and services. We have space on the schedule for about 10 of them. Topics may be subject to review by event volunteers, so signing up here doesn't guarantee you'll go on. For any questions about lightning talks please contact User:Enterprisey.
LIGHTNING TALK PRESENTERS: IF you have slides, please either upload them as PDFs to Wikimedia Commons and post a link here, bring them in on USB drives as PDFs, or, if you're using Google Slides or similar software, post a link to them here. Fortunately, the deadline is when you go on stage for your talk. Doing so will avoid tech surprises on the day of. Due to venue tech limitations, we cannot guarantee being able to show your visual aids otherwise. Technical details: we have a podium computer, so if you're able to bring it up from that then we're good. Still, a link here will be helpful for future readers.
Using LLMs to write Wikipedia content: What works, what doesn't. I will share my experience of trying to use Large Language Models, such at GPT4-32k, to summarize WP:RS for use in Wikipedia. The primary challenge is copyright violations.--Nowa (talk) 13:06, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Using AI to fight misinformation about the climate crisis, from a climate activist (although it looks like Eventbrite is full so I'm not sure if I'm registered) (also I don't know how to tag myself but my name is Jon)
Using primary sources and archival research - let's talk about this --InspireWithUs
Gender: What's the deal with Gender on Commons? Gender Categories on Commons: Are these violating rules on assumptions; do these categories rely upon assumptions?
There will be spots for all WMNYC members, dedicated Wikipedians, and anyone who RSVPed on the Wiki meetup page. Please join the waitlist for the time being. - Wil540 art (talk) 18:04, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
