The biggest names in AI are backing a new way to opt out of scraping
The short version
Major AI companies are adopting a new protocol allowing individuals to opt out of data scraping.
Key takeaways
- OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic are involved.
- Users will have the ability to control their data.
- This initiative involves a new preference signal for AI training.
Overall sentiment
PositiveThe article highlights meaningful advancements in user data control by leading AI firms.
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Sources cited by the article
- shared “policy token” signal ↗
- OpenAI ↗
- Google ↗
- Microsoft ↗
- Anthropic ↗
- robots.txt file ↗
- Cloudflare blocking AI crawlers by default ↗
- reported earlier by Search Engine Roundtable ↗
- Really Simple Licensing (RSL) standard ↗
- also signaled support ↗
- AI grounding ↗
- Reddit will force everyone to log in ↗
- The Apple Pencil turned the Duo into my new favorite notebook ↗
- Sam Altman sympathizes with mathematicians, but says OpenAI’s math onslaught won’t stop ↗
- Anthropic’s business plan: Build God or die trying ↗
- Privacy Policy ↗
- Terms of Service ↗
- Advertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native ad ↗
- Tech ↗
- Privacy Policy ↗
- Microsoft’s AI future has fewer jobs ↗
- content appears in AI search features ↗
- Terms of Use ↗
- This electric screwdriver uses a camera and AI to figure out what bit you need ↗
- The HomeView and Echo Show 16 could be the family computers I’ve been asking for ↗
- The touchscreen MacBook Pro is just a MacBook Pro with a touchscreen ↗
- Binance hackers stole $6.3 billion in record-breaking crypto heist ↗
- Maine’s data center revolt will decide who controls the Senate ↗
- The delightfully messy state of Apple gadgets ↗
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