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Fake 'cats.txt' standard debunks AI visibility claims

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A user created "cats.txt," a fake standard for declaring office cats, to test the validity of "llms.txt" claims about improving AI visibility. The experiment aimed to demonstrate that if "llms.txt" provides evidence of visibility, then "cats.txt" should also show evidence, implying that the original claims lack concrete proof. This test involved AI bots crawling the fake standard, Google indexing it, and ChatGPT approving it, all to highlight the lack of genuine evidence. AI

IMPACT This experiment highlights the potential for superficial metrics to be gamed, questioning the validity of certain AI visibility claims.

RANK_REASON The item describes a humorous experiment using a fake standard to critique claims about AI visibility, fitting the 'meme' category.

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Fake 'cats.txt' standard debunks AI visibility claims

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 Français(FR) · [email protected] ·

    To test the "proofs" that llms.txt improves visibility in AI, someone invented cats.txt: a fake standard that declares office cats. Bot

    Pour tester les "preuves" que llms.txt améliore la visibilité dans les IA, quelqu'un a inventé cats.txt : un standard bidon qui déclare les chats du bureau. Bots IA qui le crawlent, Google qui l'indexe, ChatGPT qui l'approuve. Mêmes preuves, donc aucune preuve. ⬇️ https:// markwi…

    LINKS markwilliamscook.substack.com/…/how-catst… camilleroux.com/veille markwilliamscook.substack.com

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