Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 days agoAI crawlers cause Wikimedia(The umbrella organization of Wikipedia and a dozen or so other crowdsourced knowledge projects) Commons bandwidth demands to surge 50%.diff.wikimedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1559arrow-down15
arrow-up1554arrow-down1external-linkAI crawlers cause Wikimedia(The umbrella organization of Wikipedia and a dozen or so other crowdsourced knowledge projects) Commons bandwidth demands to surge 50%.diff.wikimedia.orgTea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squarefubo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·6 days agoTo be clear, network costs represent a tiny fraction of WMF’s expenses. Much of WMF’s budget goes to social programs, not technical upkeep.
To be clear, network costs represent a tiny fraction of WMF’s expenses. Much of WMF’s budget goes to social programs, not technical upkeep.