The Wikimedia Foundation has reported a significant increase in server strain due to AI scraping activities. Since January 2024, bandwidth usage has surged by 50%, driven primarily by bots collecting data for large language models. This unlicensed scraping is affecting various Wikimedia platforms, as the organization notes that bots constitute a majority of traffic. Concerns over copyright infringement and privacy violations are rising, with many AI firms facing lawsuits for similar practices. Wikimedia's situation reflects broader challenges in managing data access in the AI era.