Internet Archive and Wikimedia struggle to preserve the internet amid AI-driven shortages
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Updated · Tom's Hardware · May 8
Internet Archive and Wikimedia struggle to preserve the internet amid AI-driven shortages
6 articles · Updated · Tom's Hardware · May 8
Internet Archive stores about 210 petabytes and adds 100 terabytes daily, while 28-30TB drives are scarce or cost up to three times more.
Wikimedia said memory, hard-drive and server lead-time pressures are straining budgets for hosting more than 65 million articles and complicating future orders.
Anti-scraping defences aimed at AI bots are also blocking archivists, while smaller groups and hobbyists are delaying preservation work and hoping drive prices ease.
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