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it's a good day to revisit my favorite sentence from the article on julia roberts
![Out of gratitude for running the only racially integrated theater troupe in the region and due to the Roberts's financial difficulties,[1] Coretta King paid the Roberts's hospital bill when Julia was born.[2][3][4]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreihw426fkofgukvotynsvrxyuckqasqq7lb6klth3lbtqyaot4ljhi@jpeg)
January 20, 2026 at 1:30 AM
it's a good day to revisit my favorite sentence from the article on julia roberts
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imagine dying to death and being asked to solve math puzzles for your last words. for one man, this was no mere hypothetical
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 AM
imagine dying to death and being asked to solve math puzzles for your last words. for one man, this was no mere hypothetical
i like how this hyperlink goes directly to "list of memorials to martin luther king jr."
January 20, 2026 at 12:13 AM
i like how this hyperlink goes directly to "list of memorials to martin luther king jr."
via the article for the album "a thousand suns"
January 20, 2026 at 12:00 AM
via the article for the album "a thousand suns"
happy "netflix and chill" day to all who celebrate
January 19, 2026 at 11:44 PM
happy "netflix and chill" day to all who celebrate
in retrospect not too woke
January 19, 2026 at 11:00 PM
in retrospect not too woke
in retrospect maybe she wasn't "too woke"
January 19, 2026 at 10:57 PM
in retrospect maybe she wasn't "too woke"
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Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
Hoping that @molly.wiki can help explain.
Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and others
January 15, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
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is it normal for encyclopedias to include “skin tone” or just when they’re generated by a white nationalist’s ai?
January 16, 2026 at 12:53 AM
is it normal for encyclopedias to include “skin tone” or just when they’re generated by a white nationalist’s ai?
wikipedia's new editor count is down a bit and perhaps it's your time to try it editing!!! it's a small and concrete way to help and here are a few ways to start!!!
January 16, 2026 at 8:36 AM
wikipedia's new editor count is down a bit and perhaps it's your time to try it editing!!! it's a small and concrete way to help and here are a few ways to start!!!
if you want to give wikipedia a birthday present, edit an article! volunteer labor is wikipedia’s most valuable resource and always has been!!!!
Operating imperfectly in an imperfect world, Wikipedia still deserves support. I do that by being a Wikipedian, correcting clear errors that I can document and fix, and occasionally translating pieces from Portuguese into English. It's a civic duty, like voting.
January 16, 2026 at 5:19 AM
if you want to give wikipedia a birthday present, edit an article! volunteer labor is wikipedia’s most valuable resource and always has been!!!!
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This seems like a maliciously put headline to make people feel a certain way.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary.
Wikipedia unveils new AI licensing deals as it marks 25th birthday
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary.
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January 15, 2026 at 7:08 PM
This seems like a maliciously put headline to make people feel a certain way.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
this is the very first version of the "Europe" Wikipedia article from 2001 years ago, back when you could just write "some more" when you got sick of typing. thread!
January 15, 2026 at 9:30 PM
this is the very first version of the "Europe" Wikipedia article from 2001 years ago, back when you could just write "some more" when you got sick of typing. thread!
Here's how the Earth article looked in 2001 when Wikipedia was a month old, long before Wikipedians realized their fledgling online encyclopedia would be read and edited by astronauts in space someday
January 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Here's how the Earth article looked in 2001 when Wikipedia was a month old, long before Wikipedians realized their fledgling online encyclopedia would be read and edited by astronauts in space someday
I love that Wikipedia's edit history is public because it only takes two clicks to get to the very first version of the "ant" article in its entirety from 2001. Happy 25th birthday Wikipedia! You've come so far
January 15, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I love that Wikipedia's edit history is public because it only takes two clicks to get to the very first version of the "ant" article in its entirety from 2001. Happy 25th birthday Wikipedia! You've come so far
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage