As the free online encyclopedia turns 25, it’s facing political opposition, AI scraping, dwindling volunteers, and a public ...

Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary.

Wikipedia's founder, Jimmy Wales, celebrates 25 years of the platform, emphasizing its enduring value amid AI challenges and misinformation.

At 25, Wikipedia embodies what the internet could have been: user-powered, open, and accountable. Wikipedia may have its warts, and it's far from perfect, but it's transparent about its imperfections.

Wikipedia is the crown jewel of the old internet. An encyclopaedia for the digital age, it was founded in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger and has since been the go-to website for anyone looking ...

And on January 15 2001, a website was born that seemed to encapsulate this new era. The first entry on its homepage read ...