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AI bot policies need nuance, not just block lists

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Chris Green argues that blocking AI training crawlers and retrieval bots should be treated as distinct issues, as conflating them could lead to brands disappearing from AI-generated answers. He advocates for nuanced bot policies that consider the identity and purpose of content accessors, with Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) enforcing these policies beyond the advisory nature of robots.txt. AI

IMPACT Nuanced bot management policies could impact how AI models access and utilize web data for training and information retrieval.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named individual on AI policy.

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AI bot policies need nuance, not just block lists

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Blocking AI training crawlers and retrieval bots is not the same decision, and lumping both together risks brands vanishing from AI answers altogether. Chris Gr

    Blocking AI training crawlers and retrieval bots is not the same decision, and lumping both together risks brands vanishing from AI answers altogether. Chris Green argues for deliberate bot policies that weigh who is accessing content and why, with CDNs enforcing what robots.txt …

    LINKS searchenginejournal.com/…/597148

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