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Open access repositories face hurdles in AI era, despite progress

The vision for open access repositories to become a fundamental part of the scholarly communication system faces significant challenges. While advancements like the adoption of the Notify protocol and FAIR Signposting are noted, recent findings indicate a regression in how repositories handle machine access, particularly in the context of aggressive AI bots. This suggests a need for substantial work to realize the goals of the Confederation of Open Access Repositories. AI

IMPACT The challenges highlighted for open access repositories in handling AI bots could impact the future of scholarly communication and data access.

RANK_REASON The item discusses challenges and progress related to open access repositories and AI, fitting the commentary bucket.

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Open access repositories face hurdles in AI era, despite progress

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    RE: https:// openbiblio.social/@hochstenbac h/117466185547617415 👇 More evidence that a lot of work will be required to achieve the @ coar_repositories vision (

    RE: https:// openbiblio.social/@hochstenbac h/117466185547617415 👇 More evidence that a lot of work will be required to achieve the @ coar_repositories vision (which I have long embraced) to make repositories a fundamental building block of the # scholcomm system. While progress …