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   Reading Recluse (reading_recluse@c.im)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2026 00:25:40 JST Reading Recluse

   Reminder that you can download Wikipedia (with or without images) and read it offline on your own computer:

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Database_download

   Having a back-up of Wikipedia has always been important, but I think especially now with the looming threat of LLMs.

   I've felt very down due to this article I saw today:
   https://archive.ph/adOiq

   Wikipedia is accepting payments from LLM companies to scrape its content, so it's endangering itself by possibly becoming financially dependent on these horrible companies.

   Wikipedia's texts are also volunteer work, did anyone agree to have their work fed to the AI systems? No! "They'll scrape it anyway, at least now they're paying" - no! We have to resist, not accept this behavior in exchange for bribes.

   In the article they're also considering working towards implementing AI in the future into the editing process for articles, or for looking for sources, or maybe even an AI search box chat style. I hate these ideas.

   As an avid reader I'm on Wikipedia almost daily. Almost every book inspires me to go and learn something new about the world.

   I don't want Wikipedia to embrace AI!

   • Mx Jay Baker repeated this.
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     Reading Recluse (reading_recluse@c.im)'s status on Thursday, 28-May-2026 00:19:45 JST Reading Recluse

     in reply to

     Reminder to create your own Wikipedia backup now that another sinister turn has been taken.

     https://medium.com/@jakeorlowitz/wikipedia-is-doing-the-capitalist-thing-56a393232943