Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year 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-square79linkfedilinkarrow-up1718arrow-down17cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1711arrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square79linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-squarefubo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down5·1 year 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.