Wikipedia Urges AI Companies to Use Its Paid Api, and Stop Scraping
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Wikipedia is encouraging AI companies to use its paid API instead of scraping its content, highlighting the value of its data in the AI era. The community is discussing the implications and providing sources for further information.
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Source: https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/11/10/in-the-ai-er...
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