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Hi Rachel
I'm not sure if this fits in with what you are looking for but I am a WiR with a research centre looking at the social and ethical aspects of AI. 

I have been editing content on this topic as well as encouraging colleagues to engage with Wiki in various ways and hosting events etc. 

One reason the director of the centre was keen for a WiR is that much of the digital technology content on Wikipedia is very tech oriented and doesn't provide enough social science and humanities perspectives. However intervening in this space is complex given there is existing content and the topics are complex. This makes it hard for new editors even when they are experts in their field (perhaps even because they are) to know how to contribute. 

The AI page and machine learning pages for instance. 
I have created pages on Automated decision-making, digital inclusion and also worked on pages on AI, Digital divide, online advertising, etc

My WiR project page is here although its not very up to date. 

So I guess this is an example of the difficulty of contributing to complex and dynamically changing topics that require both an understanding of Wikimedia and of the domain. Not much would be achieved without a WiR actually editing as well as helping others to engage. 

Cheers
Amanda


From: Rachel Helps <rachel_helps@byu.edu>
Sent: Saturday, 16 July 2022 7:18 AM
To: Wikimedians in Residence Exchange Network <wren@lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: [Wren] presentation draft on positive examples of WiR editing
 

Hello WREN friends,

 

I’ve mentioned that I’m doing a lightning talk on why WiRs should edit Wikipedia. I mention the work of Mary Mark Ockerbloom, John P. Sadowski, and Ji Yun Alex Jung, as well as the recent Smithsonian intern Mia Cariello.

 

Please let me know if:

  1. You are mentioned and you would like me to
    1. not mention you or
    2. use a different example of your work.
  2. You would like me to mention your work (I’m looking for examples that help fill some of the knowledge gaps identified by WMF).
  3. You have other comments.

 

You can see my draft here.

 

Rachel Helps

Wikipedian-in-Residence

2086 Harold B. Lee Library

Brigham Young University

Rachel_Helps@byu.edu