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title: "Wikipedians Believed AI Would Come and Go. They Were Wrong"
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published_at: "2026-10-13T11:00:00.000Z"
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summary: "Wikipedia usage is declining amid the rise of AI Overviews. The real loss may extend far beyond website traffic into more existential concerns."
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# Wikipedians Believed AI Would Come and Go\. They Were Wrong

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**Published:** 2026-10-13T11:00:00.000Z
**Category:** Products
**Topics:** google, llm

## Summary

Wikipedia usage is declining amid the rise of AI Overviews\. The real loss may extend far beyond website traffic into more existential concerns\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-the-last-best-place-on-the-internet-wikipedia-artificial-intelligence/>)