• dumbass@piefed.social
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    2 days ago

    Wikipedia is one of the last genuine places on the Internet, and these rat bastards are trying to contaminate that, too

    Wikipedia just sold the rights to use Wikipedia for AI training to Microsoft and openai…

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        2 days ago

        This number inflates every time I read it. First it was ten years of hosting cost. Then it’s operating costs. Soon it will be ten years of the entire US GDP.

        I’d believe they have ten years of hosting costs on hand.

        My quick googling says they have 170m in assets and all 180m in annual operating costs. Give or take.