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Anubis anti-scraping tool uses Proof-of-Work to deter AI web scraping

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Anubis is a new anti-scraping tool designed to deter AI companies from aggressively scraping websites. It employs a Proof-of-Work system similar to Hashcash, increasing the computational cost for mass scrapers. The tool aims to provide a temporary solution while more advanced methods like fingerprinting headless browsers are developed. Users may need to disable certain browser plugins, such as JShelter, to access sites protected by Anubis. AI

IMPACT This tool may increase the cost and difficulty for AI companies to gather data from the web, potentially impacting training data acquisition.

RANK_REASON The item describes a new tool for website protection against AI scraping.

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Anubis anti-scraping tool uses Proof-of-Work to deter AI web scraping

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