Wikimedia Foundation is grappling with a significant increase in AI scraping activities that are overwhelming its servers. Since January 2024, the organization reported a 50% surge in bandwidth usage, primarily driven by bots collecting data for large language models. Despite organic user traffic, bots constitute the majority of site visits, straining operations across Wikimedia's platforms. This unauthorized scraping has raised concerns about copyright infringement and privacy issues. The Foundation's post highlights the urgent need for addressing the impact of AI scraping on digital resources.