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This is the template sandbox page for Template:AI-generated (diff).
See also the companion subpage for test cases.

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Module:Check for unknown parameters (sandbox)

When to use

This tag is intended to identify articles that need extensive examination because they appear to have been generated using an AI system.

Such systems produce generic pages that have many issues, including passages that are copyright violations or are closely paraphrased from copyrighted sources (or from Wikipedia itself), and contain references that are, at face value, plausible, but in reality are entirely fictitious. Additionally, the prose itself may be stilted, oddly phrased or ludicrous.

Alternatives

Pages that are proven to be in violation of copyright should be nominated for deletion using {{Db-copyvio}}. Pages that are patent nonsense should be nominated for deletion using {{Db-nonsense}}.

Pages that are incomprehensible or have other major issues should be sent to the appropriate deletion discussion page.

If problems are correctable with the skills you already possess, consider being bold and fixing it yourself, rather than applying this template and leaving it for someone else to clean up.

If you feel that an article needs a significant amount of cleanup, you can post it to WikiProject Cleanup. Editors will give your submitted article a cleanup and fix any problems associated with it.

How to use

Place {{AI-generated|date=June 2025}} at the top of the disputed article, then explain your reasons on the page's talk page. If the date is not included it will likely be added later by a bot.

Optional parameters include:

|1= (or an empty parameter): changes the default descriptor (i.e., "article"). For example, {{AI-generated|section}} changes it to "section".
|certain=: changes the wording to "incorporates text", as opposed to "may incorporate text".

Example of |certain=yes being employed:

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TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:AI-generated in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for AI-generated

This tag is intended to identify articles that need extensive examination because they appear to have been generated using a large language model without rigorous scrutiny.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Affected area	`1`	Text to replace the word "article", usually "section" Example section Auto value `section`	Line	optional
Month and year	`date`	The month and year that the template was placed (in full). "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}" inserts the current month and year automatically. Example January 2023 Auto value `{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}`	Line	suggested
certain	`certain`	Changes the wording to "incorporates text", as opposed to "may incorporate text" Default no Example yes	Boolean	optional

Categorization

This template will add pages on which it is used to a dated subcategory of Category:Articles containing suspected AI-generated texts.