Terms of use

Last updated 28 September 2026

These terms apply to your use of wikidrift.com (“WikiDrift”, “we”, “us”). By using the site you agree to them. They are short, and we have tried to write them in plain language.

1. What WikiDrift is

WikiDrift answers questions with short explanations written by an AI model from English Wikipedia articles, and links each statement to the passage it rests on. It is a reading aid, not an authority. It is free to use and requires no account.

2. Answers are AI-generated and may be wrong

Answers are produced automatically. We check that every quoted passage exists in the article it is attributed to, but we do not review answers by hand, and a correct quote does not guarantee that the surrounding explanation reads it correctly. Wikipedia itself can be incomplete, out of date or mistaken, and answers are saved when first written, so they may lag behind later edits.

Do not rely on WikiDrift for medical, legal, financial, safety or other decisions where an error could cause harm. Check the source panel, open the article, and consult a qualified professional where it matters.

3. Wikipedia content and licensing

The text that WikiDrift quotes and draws on is written by Wikipedia’s volunteer editors and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. Every source panel links to the article it quotes. To the extent an answer reproduces or adapts Wikipedia text, you may reuse it under the same licence, crediting Wikipedia and the article. WikiDrift is independent and is not endorsed by or affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

The WikiDrift name, design and software are ours. Images on the site are credited where they appear.

4. Fair use of the service

Writing a new answer costs real money, so the number of new answers each visitor can request is limited, and the service may pause new answers for the day once a spending ceiling is reached. In using WikiDrift you agree not to:

• send automated or scripted requests, scrape the site, or try to get around the limits;
• attempt to make the model ignore its instructions or produce content unrelated to answering a question from Wikipedia;
• use the service in a way that is unlawful or that interferes with other people’s use of it.

We may block requests that break these rules without notice.

5. Your explorations

Your explorations are stored only in your browser. We are not responsible for their loss if you clear your browser data, change devices or your browser removes them. Answers we keep on the server are shared with other readers who ask the same question and contain nothing that identifies you; see the privacy policy.

6. Availability and changes

WikiDrift is provided as it is and as available. We may change, pause or discontinue any part of the service at any time, and we may change these terms by publishing a new version here with a new date.

7. No warranty and limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, WikiDrift is provided without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose and uninterrupted availability. We are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of the site or your reliance on an answer, except where liability cannot be excluded by law.

8. Contact

Questions about these terms go to info@wikidrift.com.