Well, maybe not a total abdication, but Jimbo has relinquished a substantial portions of his powers. See his announcement and the context.
In an upcoming academic article I discuss why calling Wikipedia a monarchy/dictatorship, while not too off the mark in its very early stages, is no longer true. It's nice not to be contradicted by the current events :)
WikiLatih Wikipedia x AI: Expanding Artificial Intelligence Knowledge on
Indonesian Wikipedia
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On 14 and 15 November 2025, the WikiLatih Wikipedia x AI #2 training event
was successfully held online via Zoom, marking a significant step forward...
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