How a Wikipedia error took root in the world’s media: Ahmad Zaki Yamani, the ‘first OPEC secretary-general’ that never was [Arab News, 24 February 2021]

Title:

How a Wikipedia error took root in the world’s media: Ahmad Zaki Yamani, the ‘first OPEC secretary-general’ that never was

 

Author:

Tarek Ali Ahmad

 

Published:

Arab News, 24 February 2021

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1815296/media

From the article:

Ahmad Zaki Yamani, the longest-serving Saudi petroleum minister who oversaw the infamous oil embargo of 1973, is considered among the towering figures of the global energy market. It is therefore no surprise that his death at the age of 90 on Tuesday was picked up by international news agencies.  

 

What is surprising, however, is how many of these reputable media outlets — including ones in Yamani’s native Saudi Arabia — got one major fact wrong about the late minister’s career. 

Short Article - AI can automatically rewrite outdated text in Wikipedia articles (by Jon Fingas)

Title:
AI can automatically rewrite outdated text in Wikipedia articles

Author:
Jon Fingas

Published:
Engadget, 12 February 2020

From the article:
"It's good to be skeptical of Wikipedia articles for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the possibility of outdated info -- human editors can only do so much. And while there are bots that can edit Wikipedia, they're usually limited to updated canned templates or fighting vandalism. MIT might have a more useful (not to mention more elegant) solution."

To read this article:
https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/12/mit-ai-automatically-rewrites-outdated-wikipedia-text/