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Meta unveils Meta-ExternalAgent web crawler for AI model training

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Meta has introduced Meta-ExternalAgent, a web crawler designed for training foundation models and indexing web pages. This tool allows Meta to gather data for AI development while respecting user agent, robots.txt, and crawl share protocols. The crawler also provides a mechanism for open dispute resolution regarding its data collection practices. AI

IMPACT This crawler will enable Meta to gather more data for training its foundation models, potentially leading to more capable AI systems.

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Meta unveils Meta-ExternalAgent web crawler for AI model training

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · ppcland ·

    Explaining Meta-ExternalAgent: Meta-ExternalAgent is Meta's web crawler for training foundation models and indexing pages. The user agent, robots.txt token, cra

    Explaining Meta-ExternalAgent: Meta-ExternalAgent is Meta's web crawler for training foundation models and indexing pages. The user agent, robots.txt token, crawl share and open disputes. https:// ppc.land/meta-externalagent/ # Meta # WebCrawler # AI # MachineLearning # DataIndex…

    LINKS ppc.land/meta-externalagent

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