Robots.txt and AI training: a shared signal for saying no

Robots.txt could simplify how websites opt out of AI training. OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic support a shared signal, but adoption and timelines still vary.

In this episode, we explain how this preference would work, the role crawlers play, and the differences between training models, connecting content as a source, and appearing in search results. We also review Google’s and Microsoft’s controls, the draft under discussion at the IETF, and the dates announced by each company.

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