Rumors about Automattic, the company that owns WordPress.com and Tumblr, making deals with AI (Artificial Intelligence) companies to provide training data scraped from users’ posts was in the news yesterday as 404Media and The Verge reported possible deals.
As you might imagine, many WordPress users were worried about what the rumors might mean for their content and websites.
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Mark your calendar!
State of the Word, the annual keynote address from WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, is scheduled for December 11, 2023.
The free livestream keynote address is for everyone who uses WordPress, including bloggers, writers, photographers, designers, developers, and managers.
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You’re invited! Join the WordPress community on May 27, 2023 as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of WordPress.
Did you know the first WordPress version was released on May 27, 2003 when Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little forked B2, a popular blogging software?
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