HAI Seminar: Wikipedia in the Age of AI and Bots

In this HAI Seminar, Chris Petrillo, the Head of Product at Wikimedia Enterprise, examined the basic editorial processes within Wikipedia driven by the large community of volunteers, the emergence of new AI-specific tooling and datasets from Wikimedia, and the best practices for engaging with Wikimedia content to support open data growth. Examples of automated traffic observed on Wikimedia projects were also discussed, highlighting traffic trends, bot behavior, and resource impacts. He also showcased current risk strategies aimed at reducing server load and mitigating potential abuse without impacting general service availability. This event was recorded on February 4, 2026 at Stanford University. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:46 Lecture 00:37:27 Q&A