Wikidata and Wikipedia are expanding access to their collaborative knowledge bases through new editor training programs and AI-friendly tools. The platforms are marking 25 years of open editing while launching initiatives to diversify contributors and make their structured data more usable for artificial intelligence systems.
·Wikipedia celebrates its 25th anniversary with focus on recruiting and training the next generation of volunteer editors
·New projects are making Wikipedia and Wikidata data more accessible to AI developers and large language models
·Mentorship programs including WAMP and EditHer Africa Contest are training women and underrepresented communities in Wikidata editing
·Wikipedia recognized as a digital public good by the UN-backed initiative
·Mobile training programs launching in 2026 to bring Wikidata editing skills to more regions including Africa
drawn from Wikimedia.org, The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, Wikimedia Foundation, IBM · updated 22h ago