Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-217 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-square81fedilinkarrow-up1715arrow-down17cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
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-217 days agomessage-square81fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
minus-squarefubo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down5·17 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.