The Internet Archive, alongside the Electronic Frontier Foundation and other civil society groups, is urging New York Governor Hochul to veto the Stealth Crawler Prohibition Act. This proposed law aims to combat abusive AI scraping by requiring all automated tools to disclose their identity and purpose. However, critics argue that the act would inadvertently harm beneficial bots used for web archiving, research, and journalism by forcing them to reveal their operations, potentially leading to retaliation and blocking. They advocate for targeted solutions against harmful scraping rather than a broad prohibition that could dismantle essential civic infrastructure. AI
IMPACT Proposed legislation in New York could hinder beneficial AI and web archiving tools, potentially impacting access to information and research.
RANK_REASON The cluster discusses proposed legislation impacting AI and web infrastructure, involving significant civil society organizations and a government official. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Governor Hochul
- Internet Archive
- New York
- Stealth Crawler Prohibition Act
- Wikipedia
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