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Re:Wikipedia says traffic is falling due to AI search summar... by andersa on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @04:22PM (#45661190)
The amount of money moving through Wikipedia is absolutely mind blowing, and next to none of that is even being used to sustain the site. Hope those still donating to it feel smart about what they're supporting...
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Re:Wikipedia says traffic is falling due to AI search summar... by SchemaLoad on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @08:56PM (#45663752)
Still a drop in the bucket compared to the money going in to AI companies off the back of wikipedia data.
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Re:Wikipedia says traffic is falling due to AI search summar... by insane_dreamer on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @11:03AM (#45670228)
Because that's how you build up a foundation that will be self-sustaining when the donations run out.

It's not a bad strategy. I've looked at Wikimedia's financial statements and have no problem giving a small monthly amount to them considering how much value I get from the site.

I certainly prefer my money going to them than to Zuckerberg or Altman or MSFT shareholders.

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Re:Wikipedia says traffic is falling due to AI search summar... by int_19h on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @11:27PM (#45677867)
The real question, given how handy Wikipedia is as training data, is why it's your money going to them, and not Zuckerberg's or Altman's or Nadella's.
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