The article discusses how the Greenlandic-language version of Wikipedia, managed by Kenneth Wehr, has become inundated with poorly translated content generated by AI, which threatens the survival of vulnerable languages. This issue is not isolated to Greenlandic, as many smaller Wikipedia editions are suffering from similar problems, creating a vicious cycle where errors in translation propagate through AI models used to learn these languages. The situation exemplifies the broader challenges faced by endangered languages in the digital age.
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