Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 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-square79fedilinkarrow-up1715arrow-down17cross-posted to: lobsters
arrow-up1708arrow-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-28 days agomessage-square79fedilinkcross-posted to: lobsters
minus-squarefubo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down5·8 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.