Wikipedia:Writing articles with large language models
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Text generated by large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek, or Grammarly often violates several of Wikipedia's core content policies. For this reason, the use of LLMs to generate or rewrite article content is prohibited, save for these two exceptions:
- Editors are permitted to use LLMs to suggest basic copyedits to their own writing, and to incorporate some of them after human review, provided the LLM does not introduce content of its own. Caution is required, because LLMs can go beyond what is asked of them and can change the meaning of the text such that it is not supported by the sources cited.
- Editors are permitted to use LLMs to translate articles from another language's Wikipedia into the English Wikipedia, but must follow the guidance laid out at Wikipedia:LLM-assisted translation.
This page documents an English Wikipedia content guideline. Editors should generally follow it, though exceptions may apply. Substantive edits to this page should reflect consensus. |
| This page in a nutshell: Don't use AI writing tools such as large language models to generate or rewrite article content. |
The writing style of some editors may appear similar to the output of LLMs. The imposition of sanctions requires evidence beyond basic stylistic or linguistic indications. When evaluating possible LLM use, it is best to consider the full pattern of the editor's recent edits and whether the edits comply with core content policies.
See also
Overviews
Policies and guidelines
- Wikipedia:Image use policy § AI-generated images (policy)
- Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons § Images (guideline)
- Wikipedia:Reliable sources § Sources produced by machine learning (guideline)
- Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines § LLM-generated (guideline)
Maintenance
- Wikipedia:WikiProject AI Cleanup/Noticeboard – a noticeboard related to LLM-generated content
- Wikipedia:WikiProject AI Cleanup/Guide – a guide related to LLM-generated content cleanup
- Wikipedia:Artificial intelligence resources (index)