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David Culley
David Culley
@davidculley@hachyderm.io  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@malteengeler The CEO of Perplexity, Aravind Srinivas, tweeted one year earlier, almost to the day (on January 14, 2025):

> It’s pretty clear that Wikipedia is biased. I’m happy to support anyone who wants to build an alternative to it that’s more neutral and unbiased using Perplexity APIs. It’s a long project that needs serious commitment. So, please ping if you want to do it.

Perplexity empowers far-right extremists, including Donald Trump and Ben Shapiro.

And then you have Lane Becker, president of Wikimedia Enterprise, saying:

> Wikipedia is a critical component of these tech companies' work that they need to figure out how to support financially. […] all our Big Tech partners really see the need for them to commit to sustaining Wikipedia's work.

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/wikipedia-owner-signs-microsoft-meta-ai-content-training-deals-2026-01-15/

#perplexity #BigTech #wikipedia #wikimedia

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Malte Engeler
Malte Engeler
@malteengeler@legal.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

There is so much to say about this. And little is positive. How frustrating to - once again - see the narrative of "Open Data" being used to openwash corporate benefits.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/15/wikimedia-foundation-announces-new-ai-partnerships-with-amazon-meta-microsoft-perplexity-and-others/

TechCrunch

Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity, and others | TechCrunch

The AI partnerships allow companies to access the org's content, like Wikipedia, at scale.
David Culley
David Culley
@davidculley@hachyderm.io  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@malteengeler The CEO of Perplexity, Aravind Srinivas, tweeted one year earlier, almost to the day (on January 14, 2025):

> It’s pretty clear that Wikipedia is biased. I’m happy to support anyone who wants to build an alternative to it that’s more neutral and unbiased using Perplexity APIs. It’s a long project that needs serious commitment. So, please ping if you want to do it.

Perplexity empowers far-right extremists, including Donald Trump and Ben Shapiro.

And then you have Lane Becker, president of Wikimedia Enterprise, saying:

> Wikipedia is a critical component of these tech companies' work that they need to figure out how to support financially. […] all our Big Tech partners really see the need for them to commit to sustaining Wikipedia's work.

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/wikipedia-owner-signs-microsoft-meta-ai-content-training-deals-2026-01-15/

#perplexity #BigTech #wikipedia #wikimedia

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