It’s an interesting perspective but I think the situation is a bit more complicated than “AI is eating Wikipedia.”
Yes, traffic has declined slightly by about 8% according to recent data but Wikipedia is still in the top 10 most visited websites worldwide, with over 5 billion visits per month. It’s hardly a dying platform. What’s really happening is that the way people access information is changing. Instead of clicking through links users are getting quick summaries from tools like Google’s AI Review or ChatGPT.
Ironically, many of these AI systems still rely heavily on Wikipedia content for training and fact-checking. So even if fewer people visit the site directly Wikipedia remains the backbone of online knowledge.
AI can reduce the visibility of sites like Wikipedia but it cannot replace the human verified structure and transparency that Wikipedia offers. In the long run we will probably see collaboration between Wikipedia and AI tools not complete replacement.
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Yes, indirect access is still access.