BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 20 days agoWikipedia inks AI deals with Microsoft, Meta and Perplexity as it marks 25th birthdayapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up119arrow-down1external-linkWikipedia inks AI deals with Microsoft, Meta and Perplexity as it marks 25th birthdayapnews.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square11linkfedilinkfile-text
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary.
minus-squareGoodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·20 days agoThere’s no enshittification. This is just WMF (not even the community) allowing AI to train on Wikipedia’s data. And FYI, most Wikipedias strongly discourage the use of LLMs or all AI in general.
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoIt’s just WMF selling the work of unpaid volunteers to the worst grifters on the planet for a quick buck.
minus-squareT00l_shed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down5·20 days agoThe enshitification will ensue. And having Microsoft training on people’s work to profit off of it is fucking horrible too.
There’s no enshittification. This is just WMF (not even the community) allowing AI to train on Wikipedia’s data. And FYI, most Wikipedias strongly discourage the use of LLMs or all AI in general.
It’s just WMF selling the work of unpaid volunteers to the worst grifters on the planet for a quick buck.
The enshitification will ensue. And having Microsoft training on people’s work to profit off of it is fucking horrible too.