Overview
- The Wikimedia Foundation named Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and Mistral AI as partners, joining Google’s 2022 deal and other smaller customers.
- The agreements shift heavy users to Wikimedia Enterprise’s high‑volume APIs across Wikipedia and sister projects, with financial terms undisclosed.
- Foundation data show roughly an 8% drop in human page views as AI summaries reduce clicks, while covert bots scraping content continue to strain servers.
- Founder Jimmy Wales said AI developers should contribute to the costs their systems create and outlined potential editor‑assist tools such as fixing dead links and improving search.
- A leadership transition is scheduled for January 20, with CEO Maryana Iskander stepping down and Bernadette Meehan assuming the role.