Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-08-14

• In the media: Portland pol profile paid for from public purse
  

A STORM over an AI that writes articles. And other notes of interest.

• Recent research: STORM: AI agents role-play as "Wikipedia editors" and "experts" to create Wikipedia-like articles, a more sophisticated effort than previous auto-generation systems
  

And other findings.

• In focus: Twitter marks the spot
  

Musk's Twitter acquisition and rebranding have caused long debates on Wikipedia.

• News and notes: Another Wikimania has concluded.
  

And Movement Charter ratification vote comments have been published

• Special report: Nano or just nothing: Will nano go nuclear?
  

Possibly paid articles.

• Opinion: HouseBlaster's RfA debriefing
  

HouseBlaster's reflections on his RfA. In particular, do not ask superlative questions.

• Traffic report: Ball games, movies, elections, but nothing really weird
  

Just normally weird!

• Humour: I'm proud to be a template
  

Come in, you whippersnapper, have a cup of tea.