2026-01-16
@benjedwards.com this isn't a licensing deal! Wikimedia Enterprise charges for the “pipes,” not the content, and the difference between the two is huge. This gets misreported constantly. — arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/w...
Financial Times
A profile of Wikipedia as it faces myriad challenges, including attacks from Elon Musk and the far right, reduced traffic due to AI, and a legal battle in India
As the website turns 25, it faces myriad challenges from regulators, AI, the far right and Elon Musk
There is a lot to learn from Wikimedia's approach to AI training. Information should be free, but that doesn't mean there is no cost to providing it! — Beyond just rent-seeking, there are business models to be found in providing quality access that creates a win-win. — arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/w...
Financial Times
A profile of Wikipedia as it faces myriad challenges, including attacks from Elon Musk and the far right, reduced traffic due to AI, and a legal battle in India
As the website turns 25, it faces myriad challenges from regulators, AI, the far right and Elon Musk
@benjedwards.com this isn't a licensing deal! Wikimedia Enterprise charges for the “pipes,” not the content, and the difference between the two is huge. This gets misreported constantly. — arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/w...
The Verge
The Wikimedia Foundation says Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity, and Mistral joined Wikimedia Enterprise to get “tuned” API access; Google is already a member
for better or worseMatthias Bastian /The Decoder:Some of the largest AI players are now paying Wikipedia for the data they already useAndre Revilla /Engadget:Wikimedia announces AI...
There is a lot to learn from Wikimedia's approach to AI training. Information should be free, but that doesn't mean there is no cost to providing it! — Beyond just rent-seeking, there are business models to be found in providing quality access that creates a win-win. — arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/w...
The Verge
The Wikimedia Foundation says Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity, and Mistral joined Wikimedia Enterprise to get “tuned” API access; Google is already a member
for better or worseMatthias Bastian /The Decoder:Some of the largest AI players are now paying Wikipedia for the data they already useAndre Revilla /Engadget:Wikimedia announces AI...
2025-04-29
Congress just passed the TAKE IT DOWN Act, with no Democratic opposition. It is a great example of how Dems are carrying handing Republicans “bipartisan” political wins and dangerous new powers, when their amendments, contributions, and concerns get repeated quashed anyway.
Washington Post
The US House passes the Take It Down Act to criminalize posting nonconsensual intimate imagery, including deepfakes, and require online platforms to remove them
Trump is expected to sign into law a bill that would force online platforms to quickly take down nonconsensual intimate images.