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.
Wikipedia just sold the rights to use Wikipedia for AI training to Microsoft and openai…
Why? Wikipedia has like a decade of operating expenses on hand, so they don’t need the money
Greed? It’s probably greed.
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.