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Wikipedia owner signs on Microsoft, Meta in AI content training deals
Wikimedia Enterprise secures licensing deals with major AI firms to monetize high-volume Wikipedia access and offset infrastructure costs amid rising AI reliance.
- On Thursday, the Wikimedia Foundation unveiled licensing deals with AI firms including Amazon, Meta Platforms, Perplexity, Microsoft and Mistral AI as Wikipedia marked its 25th anniversary.
- Facing rising infrastructure costs, Wikimedia Foundation CEO Maryana Iskander said heavy scraping by AI developers and automated bots drove up server demand, while human page views fell about 8% in recent months.
- Data show Wikipedia hosts more than 65 million articles and draws roughly 15 billion monthly page views, supported by about 250,000 volunteer editors and more than 600,000 active contributors.
- The agreements provide companies high-volume, speed-optimized access to Wikipedia via Wikimedia Enterprise, with Wikimedia Foundation withholding financial details.
- Turning 25 amid an AI boom, Wikimedia Foundation is racing to protect traffic, volunteers and revenue while partnerships could reshape how AI developers and large language models access Wikipedia data.
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As generative AI companies search for cleaner training data, one of the internet's oldest institutions is quietly changing its economic model. The Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia, has confirmed new agreements with major AI players, including Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Mistral AI, and Perplexity. The deals formalize paid access to the...Read Entire Article
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Winston-Salem JournalWikipedia celebrates its 25th birthday
LONDON — Wikipedia unveiled new business deals with a slew of artificial intelligence companies Thursday as it marked its 25th anniversary.
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