Generation That Aggressively Demonised Wikipedia Continues To Fall For Anything Made By AI

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A generation that once treated Wikipedia like an underground network of criminals and misinformation spreaders is now sharing AI generated images of children rescuing dolphins from the beach.

Across Australia, people who spent the 2000s reminding students that “anyone can edit it” have developed considerably more relaxed standards for a video of Anthony Albanese announcing that Christmas is getting a name change.

Among them is retired teacher Barbara Mitchell (64), who previously deducted marks from assignments that cited the online encyclopaedia.

Barbara says Wikipedia could never be trusted because there was no way of knowing who had written it.

However, she has no such concerns about the work of Facebook page Australian Patriots Daily Inspiration, which yesterday posted a picture of a newborn baby holding a handwritten sign.

Her former students recall being to only use reputable sources, cross reference claims and avoid accepting something simply because it appeared on a computer screen.

Barbara maintains that her position is entirely consistent, explaining that Wikipedia was full of opinions, whereas the video she watched clearly showed what happened.

When her daughter suggested the footage might be artificial, Barbara accused her of being cynical.

“Not everything is fake, love."