The parent organization of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia has proposed closing down a sister project called Wikinews, according to a proposal reviewed by The Desk. Low readership and even lower ...

On Tuesday, the Wikimedia Foundation announced that relentless AI scraping is putting strain on Wikipedia’s servers. Automated bots seeking AI model training data for LLMs have been vacuuming up ...

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The Wikimedia Foundation has stated that Africa’s contribution to the global knowledge ecosystem is critical, noting the continent’s critical role in growing and shaping its projects for the future.

In context: In their never-ending quest to build profitable AI services, Big Tech and startups are constantly scanning the internet for fresh, human-made content. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia at ...