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Wikimedia Foundation

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Thursday, January 15, 2026

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Major AI and cloud companies signed or expanded paid licensing agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation to use Wikipedia content for AI training and products.

A technology licensing agreement for models, software, or intellectual property.

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Wikipedia signs landmark AI licensing deals with Microsoft, Meta and Amazon

On January 15, 2026, the Wikimedia Foundation disclosed new paid licensing agreements that give Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity and Mistral AI structured access to Wikipedia content for AI training. The nonprofit said these deals expand on earlier arrangements with Google and other smaller AI players.

Jan 15, 2026
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