Wikipedia Opens RFC to Ban All LLM-Generated Article Contributions

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Wikipedia's community launched a formal Request for Comment on banning large language model contributions to encyclopedia articles, joining a growing institutional backlash against AI-generated content in authoritative reference sources. The RFC follows ICML's desk rejection of 2% of papers for AI-written reviews and Shy Girl's publisher canceling a novel over suspected AI authorship. If passed, it would establish Wikipedia as the largest platform to formally prohibit LLM content — creating downstream pressure on other reference and academic platforms.