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Roblox AI crawler allegedly downloaded adult 3D models

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Roblox's AI crawler has allegedly downloaded 145.5 GB of 3D models from an adult modeling website, Open3DLab reported. The crawler, which identified itself as originating from Roblox, reportedly ignored the site's robots.txt file. This action suggests the models may have been collected for AI training purposes. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about data privacy and ethical AI training practices, potentially impacting how AI crawlers are developed and deployed.

RANK_REASON The article discusses the alleged misuse of an AI crawler by a company for data collection, which falls under the 'tool' category as it pertains to the application and potential misuse of AI technology.

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Roblox AI crawler allegedly downloaded adult 3D models

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

    Roblox’s AI bot raided an adult 3D model site, the owners say Open3DLab says a crawler naming Roblox downloaded 145.5 GB of 3D models, nearly half from adult pr

    Roblox’s AI bot raided an adult 3D model site, the owners say Open3DLab says a crawler naming Roblox downloaded 145.5 GB of 3D models, nearly half from adult projects, ignoring robots.txt, likely for AI training. # Roblox # 3DArt # AI https:// madrobot.blog/2026/10/27/roblo x-cra…

    LINKS madrobot.blog/…/roblox-crawler-145gb-3d-m…

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