## Wikipedia: A Quarter Century and Many Unknowns Wikipedia, the largest open-content online encyclopedia, has turned 25. Born as an idealistic project to democratize access to knowledge, it now faces unprecedented challenges that threaten its survival. ## Threats to the Wikipedia Model Among the most urgent problems are: * **Political opposition:** growing political pressures aim to influence content and editorial line. * **AI Scraping:** the massive extraction of data by artificial intelligence systems risks compromising the value and uniqueness of the content. * **Decline in volunteers:** the decrease in the number of people willing to contribute for free puts a strain on the collaborative model. * **Public trust:** a certain disillusionment with the ideals of sharing and openness risks eroding popular support. ## A Future to Reinvent? Wikipedia will have to find new strategies to face these challenges and preserve its mission of spreading free and accessible knowledge to all. The ability to adapt and reinvent itself will be crucial to ensuring its survival in the next 25 years.