Wikipedians wrongly expected AI to come and go, and it reshaped their work

Wikipedia editors banned writing with large language models in March 2026 after AI content repeatedly violated the site's core principles, restricting AI to translation and minor proofreading.

The Wikimedia Foundation says human care and commitment to reliable encyclopedic knowledge is something AI cannot replace. The article notes that AI Overviews have become central to search, with Wikipedia now playing a role as a source one step removed.