AI bots strain Wikimedia as bandwidth surges 50%
As a result, Wikimedia found that bots account for 65 percent of the most expensive requests to its core infrastructure ...
Wikipedia servers are struggling under pressure from AI scraping bots
The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization hosting Wikipedia and other widely popular websites, is raising concerns ...
AI crawlers cause Wikimedia Commons bandwidth demands to surge 50%
The Wikimedia Foundation says bandwidth consumption for multimedia downloads has surged by 50% since January, 2024.
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While many AI companies engage in web crawling, the sources suggest varying levels of responsibility and impact. Dennis ...
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AI Crawlers Are Reportedly Draining Site Resources & Skewing Analytics
AI bots from OpenAI and others consume massive bandwidth, affecting analytics and server resources for websites worldwide.
AI scrapers strain Wikipedia: 50 percent more bandwidth for multimedia requests
Wikipedia is one of the most popular websites, and it is actually prepared for peaks in traffic. However, AI scrapers make ...
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AI Bots Strain Wikimedia Commons as Bandwidth Surges 50%
AI bots scraping content from Wikimedia Commons have caused a 50% surge in bandwidth usage since January 2024, straining resources and raising concerns about internet accessibility.