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I'm guessing any useful use of AI has already been adopted by some volunteers. Wikipedia might be able to build tools around the parts that work well, but the volunteers will end up footing the bill for the AI spend. Wikipedia will probably pivot to building an AI research product which they can sell to universities/ b2c.

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> Wikipedia will probably pivot to building an AI research product which they can sell to universities/ b2c.

Why would they do this? All of wikipedia is publicly available for any use. They literally do not have a competitive advantage (and don't seem interested in it, either).

Exactly. But using AI to summarize articles, stitch them together, etc. under the Wikipedia brand as a product is something they could easily sell. I can totally see a university buying WikiResearch™ for every student.

I don't anticipate them selling anything, ever.

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