How can Wikimedia help shape the future of AI — not only as a source of data, but as a model for human-governed knowledge?

On 29 May, Wikimedia CH will participate in the AI-BRIDGES Symposium at the School of Advanced Study, University of London alongside @wikimediaDE, @wikimediauk, Wikimedia Brasil, and pleias.

🔗 Programme and registration:
https://ai-bridges.org/2026/03/30/symposium-full-program/

#Wikimedia #ArtificialIntelligence #OpenKnowledge #Wikidata #Wikipedia #KnowledgeCommons #PublicAI

My dad just published a book!

📕 Zhuangzi Notes and Reflections (2026) https://works.hcommons.org/records/89045-bcp64

“What I have written here is an English-language commentary on the classic Chinese Daoist text, the Zhuangzi. The book is named after the late fourth-century BCE philosopher Zhuang Zhou. I have posted it on an open access platform called Knowledge Commons. The link is to a free download”

#Daoist #Daoism #Taoism #ChinesePhilosophy #ChineseLiterature #Zhuangzi #ZhuangZhou #philosophy #KnowledgeCommons #FreeBook #eBook #CreativeCommons

🍀 Sometimes the best research discoveries feel a little like luck.

When scholarship is shared openly, it becomes easier for scholars, students, and communities to find the ideas that inspire their work.

That’s the power of open knowledge.

#KnowledgeCommons #OpenResearch #OpenAccess #Humanities #ScholarlyCommunication

🍀 Feeling lucky this March?

The real pot of gold isn’t hidden at the end of a rainbow — it’s in open research and stronger scholarly connections.

When scholars share knowledge openly, discoveries travel farther, collaborations grow, and communities benefit.

That’s the kind of gold we’re after.

#OpenResearch #OpenScholarship #Humanities #KnowledgeCommons

Dear Open Access,
Thanks for making research open, shareable, and easy to fall in love with. 💌 You help scholars and communities everywhere discover and connect through knowledge.

We love supporting open research and helping humanities work reach the audiences it deserves.

#KnowledgeCommons #OpenAccess #OpenKnowledge #Humanities #ScholarlyCommunication

One thing we love about Knowledge Commons is how it brings humanities scholars together to share open, accessible research across disciplines. Building community + supporting open knowledge = a win-win. 💗

#KnowledgeCommons #OpenKnowledge #AcademicResearch #ScholarlyCommunication

Why do we love open access? 💖
Because knowledge should be shared, not locked away. At Knowledge Commons, we support open, accessible humanities research so scholars, students, and communities can discover and build on work without barriers.

This month, we’re celebrating open knowledge and the impact it has across the humanities.

#KnowledgeCommons #OpenAccess #Humanities #HigherEducation

If you missed #OpenEd2025 last week the #KnowledgeCommons lightning talk is now on KCWorks.

Publishing with Knowledge Commons and KCWorks https://works.hcommons.org/records/7wfx5-fys61

"During this session, we will demonstrate how Knowledge Commons can be utilized in the OER creation process by pointing to examples that have been published in various formats from across the platform. We will discuss how KC connects authors, audiences, and researchers, and makes knowledge available to the community. We will also discuss how our team has worked with our user community to cultivate open projects."

#openaccess #publishing #scholarlycommunications

Another great deposit in KCWorks from some folks at Punctum Books: Open or Proprietary? AI Scraping of OA Content Warrants a Collective Response

https://works.hcommons.org/records/6ftf4-5xg24

"How can these OA publishers have a better view of how their publications are used with regard to the terms of their licenses, primarily in relation to commercial reuse (even while recognizing that there could never have a complete view, and that's okay)? How can OA publishers better monitor usage by nonhuman readers (AI bots) and the corporations to which they are tethered? How can they strategize to better confront and negotiate the massive extraction of profit from the scholarly labor OA presses and their authors produce and transmit, now and in the future?"

Worth a read.

#openaccess #openaccessweek #KnowledgeCommons