A small startup has reported that 80% of its website traffic originates from AI crawlers, significantly impacting their infrastructure costs. The company noted that while Meta's AI is a major source of this traffic, it has provided no referrals. OpenAI and Anthropic were also identified as significant sources of AI traffic, with OpenAI managing to generate a single referral. Blocking AI crawlers is possible but risks hindering search engine indexing, which is crucial for the startup's growth. AI
IMPACT AI models consuming vast amounts of web data may increase infrastructure costs for content creators.
RANK_REASON User-generated commentary on AI traffic impacting infrastructure.
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