Wikipedia unveils new AI licensing deals as it marks 25th birthday
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Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, gestures during an interview with The Associated Press on the occasion of Wikipedia's 25th anniversary in London, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, gestures during an interview with The Associated Press on the occasion of Wikipedia's 25th anniversary in London, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press on the occasion of Wikipedia's 25th anniversary in London, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)Emeline Brule, volunteer Wikipedia editor, sits below a Wikipedia logo displayed at the Wikimedia Foundation office in San Francisco, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)Outgoing Wikimedia Foundation CEO Maryana Iskander speaks in an interview with the Associated Press in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Alfonso Nqunjana)
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Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, gestures during an interview with The Associated Press on the occasion of Wikipedia's 25th anniversary in London, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
