Wikimedia Foundation Partners with Major Tech Firms for AI Model Training

CoinLive
2026.01.16 16:03
According to PANews, the Wikimedia Foundation has announced agreements with several major AI companies, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta, to utilize Wikipedia content for training large-scale models via the Wikimedia Enterprise platform. New partners also include Mistral AI and Perplexity. This initiative aims to address the trend of reduced traffic due to AI-generated summaries and to provide sustainable revenue for the foundation. Wikipedia is currently the only platform among the world's top ten websites operated by a non-profit organization, boasting over 15 billion monthly visits and more than 65 million articles.