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Wikimedia CEO calls out AI firms over unpaid data use

Original: "We're not asking for charity": Wikimedia CEO calls out AI for unpaid data use

The head of the Wikimedia Foundation has publicly criticized artificial intelligence companies for using Wikipedia content without compensation, saying the organization is 'not asking for charity'. The comments renew debate over whether AI developers building models on freely available knowledge should pay or credit the platforms their systems rely on.

Why now: Debate is growing over whether AI companies should pay for the data, including Wikipedia content, used to train their models.

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