# PoliLoom: Enriching Wikidata Politician Records with AI-Assisted Extraction

**URL:** <https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/poliloom-enriching-wikidata-politician-records-with-ai-assisted-extraction/208>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Tags:** community, announcements\
**Created:** [October 16, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/poliloom-enriching-wikidata-politician-records-with-ai-assisted-extraction/208 "2025-10-16T15:02:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Monneyboi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex014/user_avatar/discuss.opensanctions.org/monneyboi/32/62_2.png) [@Monneyboi](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/Monneyboi)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/poliloom-enriching-wikidata-politician-records-with-ai-assisted-extraction/208/1 "2025-10-16T15:02:35Z")

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We are pleased to announce that **PoliLoom is now available for community testing and feedback**.

### Overview

PoliLoom ([https://loom.everypolitician.org/](https://loom.everypolitician.org/)) is an AI-powered data extraction tool designed to identify and extract politician metadata from Wikipedia and other web sources to enrich Wikidata records.

The tool systematically extracts structured information including birth dates, birthplaces, political positions held, and tenure periods. It makes use of the existing Wikipedia / Wikidata authentication system to allow you to update Wikidata without most of the manual labor.

**Community Feedback Requested**

As we continue development, we are seeking input from the OpenSanctions and Wikidata communities on several key areas:

- Extraction accuracy and data quality
- User interface and verification workflow
- Additional properties or data types that would be valuable to extract
- Edge cases, errors, or limitations you encounter during testing

### Get Involved

All you need is a Wiki account, if you don’t have one you can [create one](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CreateAccount).  
🔗 **Start evaluating** : [https://loom.everypolitician.org/](https://loom.everypolitician.org/)

The project is open source and available for review and testing:  
🔗 **GitHub Repository** : [GitHub - opensanctions/poliloom: Loom for weaving politician's data](https://github.com/opensanctions/poliloom/)

We welcome contributions from data practitioners, Wikidata editors, and anyone interested in improving the quality and completeness of structured political data. Your feedback will directly inform ongoing development and help refine the tool’s capabilities.

Please share your experiences, technical observations, and suggestions in this thread or via the project’s GitHub issues.

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**Author:** ![pudo](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex014/user_avatar/discuss.opensanctions.org/pudo/32/1_2.png) [@pudo](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/pudo)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/poliloom-enriching-wikidata-politician-records-with-ai-assisted-extraction/208/2 "2025-10-16T15:08:46Z")

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Congratulations, @Monneyboi ! It’s such a nice tool, I really look forward to seeing people’s feedback 🙂

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**Author:** ![Monneyboi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex014/user_avatar/discuss.opensanctions.org/monneyboi/32/62_2.png) [@Monneyboi](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/Monneyboi)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/poliloom-enriching-wikidata-politician-records-with-ai-assisted-extraction/208/3 "2025-11-28T13:25:51Z")

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## Update: Thanks for Testing!

A quick thank you to everyone who took time to test PoliLoom over the past weeks. Your feedback directly shaped what we built next.

We’ve just published **[Devlog #10: The Game Loop](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/poliloom-loom-for-weaving-politicians-data/121/25)** covering everything that changed:

- A complete **hands-on tutorial** that teaches you how to evaluate data
- **Session-based flow** — pick your filters, work through a set, done
- **Advanced mode** … and more!

The tool should now be much easier to pick up for newcomers. If you tried it before and bounced off, give it another go.

🔗 **Try it out** : [https://loom.everypolitician.org/](https://loom.everypolitician.org/)