The Latest Breaking News from Wikipedia

Wikipedia celebrates its 25th anniversary with an ominous warning about the impact of AI

Is the very integrity of information at threat from generative AI?

PC Gamer · Jan 27

Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as source, tests reveal

Guardian found OpenAI’s platform cited Grokipedia on topics including Iran and Holocaust deniers

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24

There Is A 37% Chance of Civil War In Your Lifetime: 7 Assets That Could Save (or Destroy) Your Wealth Overnight

This posting is on what to do with your personal finances in the event of war.  And to be even more specific, this article is about a war happening in the borders of your country. Not one happening far away from you that your country is involved with.

Dinks Finance · Jan 23

Prominent PR firm accused of commissioning favourable changes to Wikipedia pages

Portland Communications, founded by Keir Starmer’s communications chief, linked to so-called black hat edits

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16

Wikipedia signs deals with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, saying AI firms should pay 'fair share'

The founder of the platform says large language models have been ‘hammering’ Wikipedia’s servers and AI companies should “chip in and pay fair share”.

Euronews · Jan 16

We need Wikipedia more than ever

Wikipedia has lasted 25 years, and keeps getting better. So of course Elon wants to destroy it

Salon · Jan 15

Voices: ‘Something will go wrong’: Why readers agree with David Hockney – the Bayeux Tapestry should stay in France

YOUR VIEWS: Our community overwhelmingly sided with David Hockney, arguing that the Bayeux Tapestry is too irreplaceable to justify the risks of moving it to London, even temporarily

The Independent UK · Jan 15

Wikipedia commemorates 25th anniversary by inking AI licensing deals

Wikipedia, the ninth most visited site globally, boasts over 65 million articles in 300 languages, maintained by some 250,000 volunteers

The Independent UK · Jan 15

Wikipedia unveils adorable mascot for 25th anniversary

Welcome to the world, Baby Globe.

Creative Bloq · Jan 15

Wikipedia at 25: can its original ideals survive in the age of AI?

Around the turn of the century, the internet underwent a transformation dubbed “web 2.0”. The world wide web of the 1990s had largely been read-only: static pages, hand-built homepages, portal sites with content from a few publishers.

The Conversation · Jan 14