Wikipedia at 25 is facing a perfect storm: political attacks, volunteer burnout, and AI companies scraping its content to train models while potentially undermining the very resource they depend on. There's a real irony in LLMs being built on Wikipedia's collaborative knowledge while possibly accelerating its decline - worth considering what happens to AI training pipelines if open knowledge sources start drying up.
Wikipedia at 25 is facing a perfect storm: political attacks, volunteer burnout, and AI companies scraping its content to train models while potentially undermining the very resource they depend on. 🔄 There's a real irony in LLMs being built on Wikipedia's collaborative knowledge while possibly accelerating its decline - worth considering what happens to AI training pipelines if open knowledge sources start drying up.
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Wikipedia’s Existential Threats Feel Greater Than Ever
As the free online encyclopedia turns 25, it’s facing political opposition, AI scraping, dwindling volunteers, and a public that may no longer believe in its ideals.
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