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In the media In progress · 8,416b last edited 2025-12-13 20:08:50 by Smallbones Resources	Checklist N Headline N Subheading N Ready for copyedit N Copyedit done N Final approval by editor-in-chief Discussion More AI licensing deals on the way? [edit] According to Reuters, Jimbo suggested that Wikipedia is seeking to make deals similar to its arrangement with Google in order to monetize AI scraping, while planning on using technical tools to limit AI crawling. Seems like we're ending the year with a bang, isn't it? Oltrepier (talk) 20:37, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply] @Bri @Smallbones @Jayen466 Is this notable enough to feature in the next issue's ITM? I didn't have any update, so I just wanted to check in... Oltrepier (talk) 11:39, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply] I've dropped a little piece into ITM. Thanks for flagging the story. Andreas JN 466 12:03, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply] I've also included Meehan's comments on the same issue from the piece below. (We'll need to arrange article sequence in such a way that readers encounter the news of Meehan's appointment before they come across her comments on that issue.) Andreas JN 466 12:10, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply] @Jayen466 Thank you, I appreciate it! Oltrepier (talk) 16:00, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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According to Reuters, Jimbo suggested that Wikipedia is seeking to make deals similar to its arrangement with Google in order to monetize AI scraping, while planning on using technical tools to limit AI crawling. Seems like we're ending the year with a bang, isn't it? Oltrepier (talk) 20:37, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Bri @Smallbones @Jayen466 Is this notable enough to feature in the next issue's ITM?

I didn't have any update, so I just wanted to check in... Oltrepier (talk) 11:39, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've dropped a little piece into ITM. Thanks for flagging the story. Andreas JN 466 12:03, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've also included Meehan's comments on the same issue from the piece below. (We'll need to arrange article sequence in such a way that readers encounter the news of Meehan's appointment before they come across her comments on that issue.) Andreas JN 466 12:10, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Jayen466 Thank you, I appreciate it! Oltrepier (talk) 16:00, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Recent research In progress · 3,811b last edited 2025-12-14 06:10:47 by HaeB Resources	Checklist N Headline N Subheading N Ready for copyedit N Copyedit done N Final approval by editor-in-chief Discussion As usual, we are preparing this regular survey on recent academic research about Wikipedia, doubling as the Wikimedia Research Newsletter (now in its fifteenth volume). Help is welcome to review or summarize the many interesting items listed here, as are suggestions of other new research papers that haven't been covered yet. Regards, HaeB (talk) 07:05, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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As usual, we are preparing this regular survey on recent academic research about Wikipedia, doubling as the Wikimedia Research Newsletter (now in its fifteenth volume). Help is welcome to review or summarize the many interesting items listed here, as are suggestions of other new research papers that haven't been covered yet. Regards, HaeB (talk) 07:05, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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In focus In progress · 20,108b last edited 2025-12-14 15:17:09 by Bri Resources	Checklist Y Headline Y Subheading ? Ready for copyedit N Copyedit done N Final approval by editor-in-chief Discussion Hello! I've finally managed to expand the In focus piece on the Jimbo and Larry controversies we started a few weeks ago. Very belatedly... but still, it's done now. If @Soni, @Bri, @Smallbones or everybody else wants to take this home, now you should have an easier task in your hands! : ) Oltrepier (talk) 15:54, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply] Pog. jp×g 🗯️ 06:38, 14 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello! I've finally managed to expand the In focus piece on the Jimbo and Larry controversies we started a few weeks ago. Very belatedly... but still, it's done now.

If @Soni, @Bri, @Smallbones or everybody else wants to take this home, now you should have an easier task in your hands! : ) Oltrepier (talk) 15:54, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pog. jp×g 🗯️ 06:38, 14 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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