US EditionWikipedia inks AI deals with Microsoft, Meta and Perplexity as it marks 25th birthday
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The decline in Wikipedia's traffic, which celebrated its 25th anniversary a few days ago, has begun to slow down in line with the rise in popularity of large language models. The trend illustrates how people prefer to consume text as it is rather than read it with meaning, warns Kristjan Port in R2's tech commentary.
Founded in 2001, this free online encyclopedia based on community contributions has over time supplanted former major reference sources.
Wikipedia is taken for granted. That's exactly the problem. AI systems use ses as a source of knowledge, without any consideration. At the same time, quality, community and interpretation are under pressure. We talk at #9vor9 about why Wikipedia is a common good that needs to be actively defended.
Musk moseys into encyclopedia arena as Wikipedia multiplies AI data partnerships
Wikipedia is marking its 25th anniversary by broadening its paid data licensing partnerships with major AI companies, disclosing its list of collaborators publicly for the first time. The Wikimedia Foundation has granted Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Corporation, Meta Platforms Inc., Mistral AI, and Perplexity access to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia project content via its enterprise product, Wikimedia Enterprise, according to reports fro…
As we like the round figures so much and we also find it such an important resource in the edition of Crossing Cables of this past weekend we have talked, of course, about the fourth century that Wikipedia has just fulfilled. Audio is here: Wikipedia turns 25 years [from 19:50]. David and I talked about the importance – and how incredible it is – that it be maintained thanks to the voluntary work of thousands or millions of people around the wor…
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