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generate citation error should auto-consult AI, or notify devs, so they can try to improve it
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Feature summary (what you would like to be able to do and where):
on english wikipedia, visual edit, the feature "automatically generate a citation" creates references, a beautiful feature. sometimes it is not able to do so, the reason is hidden from the user, but a read error message shows. an example, state 2023.07.09, is this npr link: https://www.npr.org/2023/05/31/1176769042/russia-economy-brain-drain-oil-prices-flee-ukraine-invasion.

it would be cool to have the error generated be forwarded automatically to developers, or a large language model, which then would be able to generate the proper citation. i am aware that a conventional algorithm uses little computing resources compared to AI, but instead of throwing an error towards the user, it might be paying off to search AI help.

chatgpt does this currently:

pleae generate a valid wikipedia citation out of the link https://www.npr.org/2023/05/31/1176769042/russia-economy-brain-drain-oil-prices-flee-ukraine-invasion
ChatGPT
I'm sorry, but as an AI text-based model, I cannot directly access or browse the internet or create real-time citations. However, I can help you generate a citation based on the information you provide. Here's an example of how you can create a citation for the article you mentioned:

Title: "Russia's Economy Faces Brain Drain and Falling Oil Prices Amid Ukraine Invasion"
Website: NPR
URL: https://www.npr.org/2023/05/31/1176769042/russia-economy-brain-drain-oil-prices-flee-ukraine-invasion
Accessed: July 9, 2023

Please note that this citation is a general format and may need adjustment based on the specific citation style you are using (e.g., MLA, APA, Chicago). It's always a good idea to consult the appropriate style guide or your instructor for specific formatting guidelines.

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ThurnerRupert renamed this task from generate citation error should lead to automatically notify developers so they can try to improve it to generate citation error should auto-consult AI, or notify devs, so they can try to improve it.Jul 9 2023, 7:02 AM

@HaeB tried with bing, and the result was:

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Please generate a valid Wikipedia citation template out of this link: https://www.npr.org/.../russia-economy-brain-drain-oil...
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Searching for: https://www.npr.org/.../russia-economy-brain-drain-oil...
Generating answers for you…
Here is a valid Wikipedia citation template for the NPR article you provided:
{{cite news
| url = https://www.npr.org/.../russia-economy-brain-drain-oil...
| title = She had a dream job. Now, she's part of a massive brain drain hammering Russia
| work = NPR
| date = May 31, 2023
| accessdate = July 8, 2023
| author = Stacey Vanek Smith
}}

@Dalba created citer: https://citer.toolforge.org/ which is cool. it generates this:

{{sfn | ''NPR'' | 2023}}

* {{cite web | title=She had a dream job. Now, she's part of a massive brain drain hammering Russia | website=NPR | date=2023-05-31 | url=https://www.npr.org/2023/05/31/1176769042/russia-economy-brain-drain-oil-prices-flee-ukraine-invasion | ref={{sfnref | NPR | 2023}} | access-date=2023-07-12}}
<ref name="NPR 2023 r490">{{cite web | title=She had a dream job. Now, she's part of a massive brain drain hammering Russia | website=NPR | date=2023-05-31 | url=https://www.npr.org/2023/05/31/1176769042/russia-economy-brain-drain-oil-prices-flee-ukraine-invasion | access-date=2023-07-12}}</ref>

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https://www.npr.org/2023/05/31/1176769042/russia-economy-brain-drain-oil-prices-flee-ukraine-invasion?fbclid=IwAR0wasdfDHUGZLGJm3bSQdmsHzf5uijfNLM3FhYfxplxC0cy68QbBdAXVeKPb5E
ThurnerRupert triaged this task as Unbreak Now! priority.Jul 31 2023, 6:31 PM
ThurnerRupert lowered the priority of this task from Unbreak Now! to Needs Triage.
ThurnerRupert changed the subtype of this task from "Feature Request" to "Bug Report".

as it is an error on the user interface, can this please be a bug report? it looks like this happens with a too high percentage of urls. given the number of citations added daily in wikipedia the failure rate for sure is in the thousands.

Izno changed the subtype of this task from "Bug Report" to "Feature Request".
Izno subscribed.

No, this is appropriately a feature request.