One third of the world's biggest news sites have blocked AI crawlers
AltIndex survey shows nearly one-third of the world's top 50 news sites have blocked AI crawlers from accessing content
After the ChatGPT launch in November last year, companies and consumers worldwide started using generative artificial intelligence (AI) to automate tasks, write documents, do market research, or even basic coding.
However, the rise of large language models and generative AI has also pushed into the spotlight the problem of news sites, publishers, and intellectual property holders who see their data being collected by AI crawlers. And while there are still no clear regulatory rules controlling AI's use of copyrighted material, some of the world`s largest news websites have taken matters into their own hands.