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Website owner charges AI companies $1.15B for access

A website owner has begun charging AI companies for access, displaying a hefty fee of over $1.15 billion when accessed by a "ChatGPT Agent." This move follows a previous decision to block AI companies entirely. The owner is now seeking payment, humorously indicating a shift from outright refusal to a demand for compensation. AI

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RANK_REASON The content is a humorous, non-serious attempt to monetize website access by charging an exorbitant fee to AI agents, fitting the 'meme' category.

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    My website used to forbid access to # AI companies. Now I'm asking for cash :shibacool: $ curl -i --user-agent "ChatGPT Agent" https://www. shaftinc.fr/ HTTP/2

    My website used to forbid access to # AI companies. Now I'm asking for cash :shibacool: $ curl -i --user-agent "ChatGPT Agent" https://www. shaftinc.fr/ HTTP/2 402 ... This request will be charged US$ 1,154,964,420.99