Wikipedia says traffic is falling due to AI search summaries and social video

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Wikipedia's human page views have declined by 8% year-over-year, attributed to AI and social media trends.
The Wikimedia Foundation updated its bot-detection systems, revealing that some traffic spikes were from bots evading detection.
Generative AI in search engines and younger generations preferring social video platforms are key reasons for the traffic decline.
Wikipedia remains important as its knowledge reaches people indirectly, even if they don't visit the site.
The decline in visits risks fewer volunteers and donors supporting Wikipedia's content creation and enrichment.
Wikipedia is developing a new attribution framework and seeking volunteers to help reach new readers.
Readers are encouraged to support content integrity by citing sources and promoting human-curated knowledge.

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