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Aaron Halfaker
Human-Computer Interaction
computer-supported cooperative work
InstitutionsWikimedia Foundation
Doctoral advisorJohn T. Riedl
Websitehalfaker.info

Aaron Halfaker (

GroupLens research lab at the University of Minnesota in 2013. He is known for his research on Wikipedia and the decrease in the number of active editors of the site.[3][4][5] He has said that Wikipedia began a "decline phase" around 2007 and has continued to decline since then.[6][7] Halfaker has also studied automated accounts on Wikipedia, known as "bots",[8] and the way they affect new contributors to the site.[2] While a graduate student, he, along with Stuart Geiger, developed a tool for Wikipedia editing called "Snuggle", the goal of which is to eliminate vandalism and spam, and to also highlight constructive contributions by new editors.[9][10] He has also built an artificial intelligence engine known as "Objective Revision Evaluation Service" (or ORES for short), used to identify vandalism on Wikipedia and distinguish it from good faith edits.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Wicked Smart: 5 questions with U of M PhD and Wikipedian Aaron Halfaker". TechMN. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b Hicks, Jesse (18 February 2014). "This machine kills trolls". The Verge. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  3. ^ Nosowitz, Dan (January 28, 2013). "Wikipedia is getting Worse as it gets Better". Popular Science. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
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  5. ^ LeJacq, Yannick (2 February 2013). "Wikipedia Reaches 3 Billion Monthly Mobile Views Amid Concerns About Contributor Content". International Business Times. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  6. ^ Jacobs, Harrison (22 November 2013). "Wikipedia Could Degenerate If It Can't Fix One Big Problem". Business Insider. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  7. ^ Simonite, Tom (22 October 2013). "The Decline of Wikipedia". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  8. ^ Kloc, Joe (25 February 2014). "Wikipedia Is Edited by Bots. That's a Good Thing". Newsweek. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  9. ^ Baker, Katie (31 October 2013). "Wikipedia's Wobbling (Citation Needed)". Newsweek. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  10. ^ Matias, J. Natian (8 June 2015). "The Tragedy of the Digital Commons". The Atlantic. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  11. ^ Metz, Cade (1 December 2015). "Wikipedia Deploys AI to Expand Its Ranks of Human Editors". Wired. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  12. ^ Simonite, Tom (1 December 2015). "Artificial Intelligence Aims to Make Wikipedia Friendlier and Better". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 22 February 2016.

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