Wikipedia parent partners with Amazon, Meta, Perplexity on AI access

Group 1 - Wikimedia announced new partnerships with several AI companies, including Amazon, Meta, and Perplexity, as part of its 25th anniversary, allowing these companies to pay for Wikipedia data to develop AI models instead of web scraping [1] - The partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Mistral AI, and Perplexity were formalized over the last year but had not been publicly disclosed until now [1][2] - Existing partners of Wikimedia Enterprise include Ecosia, Pleias, ProRata, and Google, which was one of the first partners in 2022 [2] Group 2 - Wikipedia's knowledge is essential for generative AI applications, including chatbots, search engines, and voice assistants, highlighting the importance of projects like Wikipedia for the future of AI and tech companies [3] - The rise of AI has raised concerns regarding data rights and the legal implications of using human-generated content from platforms like Wikipedia and Reddit [3] Group 3 - Elon Musk launched 'Grokipedia', an AI-powered competitor to Wikipedia, which is promoted as being less biased and "anti-woke," with all entries generated by the AI model [4]