Identical text perceived as less credible when presented as a Wikipedia article than as simulated ChatGPT or Alexa output. The researchers note that these results might be influenced by the fact that it is easier to discern factual errors on a static text page like a Wikipedia than when listening to the spoken audio of Alexa or watching the streaming chat-like presentation of ChatGPT.
However, exploratory analyses yielded an interesting discrepancy between perceived information credibility when being exposed to actual information and global trustworthiness ratings regarding the three information search applications. Here, online encyclopedias were rated as most trustworthy, while no significant differences were observed between voice-based and dynamic text-based agents.
Contrary to our predictions, people felt higher enjoyment [measured using questions like “I found reading the information / listening to the information entertaining”] when information was presented as static or dynamic text compared to the voice-based agent, while the two text-based conditions did not significantly differ. In Experiment 2, we expected to replicate this pattern of results but found that people also felt higher enjoyment with the dynamic text-based agent than the static text.
Edit: Added “for credibility” to title
https://www.wikiwand.com/ is what your looking for, its basically a wrapper with a modern UI
If you visit the site straight from the web there may be ads but if you use the extension there shouldn’t be
They are also a leading donor to wikipedia so its not like they’re just stealing content for profit. You may indirectly do more to get money in wikipedia their hands then you do by visiting the main site.
Hell no, we don’t need corporate enshittification for an open knowledge platform https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiwand#Business_model
Yeah i have stopped using it last week actually.
If you have the extension you have no ads but whenever i wanted to send a link to someone those are poisoned. Using the direct link to wikipedia also had the url encoded for using older settings.
No idea about the israel connection. If i hadent left for those other reasons i would have now
I actually used this a few years ago (never noticed the ads or popups because I always use an adequate ad-blocker with lists that also filter out stupid banners and other annoyances), but I immediately stopped using it after I learned about the parent company. It’s not like they made much profit from me anyways, but still, they see which articles you’re visiting, and I wouldn’t trust them with this information.
The main reason I used it was the design anyway, ever since Wikipedia slightly updated their standard theme to make it look more modern. I hope they start using the Citizen skin for MediaWiki, which would finally make it look like an actual modern website. Other wikis like The Apple Wiki also use it, and it’s beautiful in my opinion.
I now use Wikiless for privacy reasons, this page has some reasons why it’s a good idea to use it: https://github.com/Metastem/Wikiless/wiki/FAQ
LibRedirect automatically redirects all Wikipedia links in my browser to Wikiless
It’s modern alright, complete with an “AI tools sidebar” and a “please login” popup that takes up half the screen.
There’s no login popup and you can easily hide the sidebar, just like Wikipedia’s skin.
Ah, I must’ve clicked on a premium theme on the way in.
from Wikiwand’s description:
Welcome to Wikiwand, an AI-driven wiki aggregator created to enhance user experience on Wikipedia by streamlining knowledge consumption.
We integrate AI alongside, not as a replacement for, the full-contextual articles from Wikipedia, Wikiquote, and Wiktionary.
By leveraging cutting-edge AI technologies, Wikiwand helps users quickly grasp key points and related topics without the need to sift through lengthy articles.
oh how the mighty have fallen.
I mean yeah they do have an ai chat feature but i literally never used it and honestly forgot its there.
Honestly the quote from their site confuses me, i ve used since before ai buzz started and i have not noticed much difference so i am not sure what they mean with being ai drive, maybe just marketing?
Not a good look admittedly but i’d say it’s the actual product that counts, which really is just modern wikipedia ui.
I don’t use Wikiwand because I don’t like the interface, but IMO that’s just how they attract funding.
Love this extension <3
