About aiwiki
aiwiki is a reference encyclopedia for artificial intelligence, written for the people who run businesses rather than the people who train models. It is deliberately calm, objective, and structured — the goal is clarity, not persuasion.
How an entry is made
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- A topic is added under one of the seven branches.
- A research pass gathers primary sources and structured notes.
- The entry is written in a Wikipedia voice with footnoted citations.
- A deterministic stop-slop pass blocks filler, advocacy, and unsupported claims.
- A short human review approves or sends the draft back.
- The entry is exported and published.
The seven branches
- Technicals — how AI systems actually work.
- Social phenomena — how AI is changing work, culture, and information.
- Research — notable papers, methods, and open problems.
- Policy — laws, regulation, and governance.
- Geography — where AI capability and capital are concentrated.
- Philosophy — what AI means for agency, meaning, and mind.
- Startups — companies, funding, and what is actually being built.