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flag Wikipedia launched AI licensing deals with major tech firms to fund operations amid rising costs and declining traffic.

flag Wikipedia marked its 25th anniversary with new licensing deals with major AI companies including Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity, and Mistral AI, allowing them legal, high-speed access to its content for training models. flag The move aims to generate revenue amid rising server costs from AI-driven scraping, which has contributed to a decline in human traffic. flag The Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia, seeks to sustain its free knowledge mission while ensuring AI firms fairly compensate for using its vast, volunteer-edited content. flag Founder Jimmy Wales endorsed the shift, stressing the value of Wikipedia’s reliable information. flag CEO Maryana Iskander is stepping down, with Bernadette Meehan set to take over. flag The foundation plans to use AI to assist editors and improve user experience.

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