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AI firms ignore robots.txt for data collection

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AI companies are increasingly disregarding robots.txt directives, which instruct web crawlers on what content they should not access. This practice is driven by the relentless pursuit of data for training AI models, with data collectors ignoring these instructions to acquire the last remaining available information. AI

IMPACT This practice raises ethical and legal questions regarding data privacy and web scraping standards.

RANK_REASON The item discusses a practice by AI companies rather than a specific event or release.

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AI firms ignore robots.txt for data collection

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · [email protected] ·

    When searching for the last available data, AI warriors know no bounds. On the internet, data collectors' servers ignore instructions

    »Bei der Suche nach den letzten noch verfügbaren Daten kennen die KI-Krieger keine Grenzen. Im Internet ignorieren die Server der Datensammler die Anweisungen der Datei ›robots.txt‹, in der Webserver-Betreiber bestimmen, was Crawler nicht durchsuchen sollen.« # KI # AI https://ww…

    LINKS heise.de/…/WTF-Die-KI-Hersteller-werden-b…

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