Wikimedia Foundation seeks a split between AI training and copied chatbot replies in copyright case

For Wikipedia material, Wikimedia says AI companies reproducing it should respect its Creative Commons license by crediting the original source and keeping remixes or adaptations under the same license, according to The Verge. The foundation also says language models can help Wikipedia editors fight vandalism, detect copyright violations and doxxing, and find articles that need improvement.

Wikimedia warns that an overly broad victory for publishers could let copyright holders gatekeep transformative uses, while an overly broad victory for AI companies could let them disregard licensing terms and disrupt the connection between authors and readers. Stephen LaPorte, Wikimedia’s general counsel, warned in a statement quoted by The Verge that a ruling that fails to apply fair use carefully could threaten free knowledge and stifle open-source technologies.