Casey Newton
I've seen a couple sites report that Platformer blocked ChatGPT from crawling us. It's not true, and for this reason: I don't know how and haven't decided if we should https://editorialge.com/openais-gptbot-crawler/
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Show threadCasey KolderupAug 10, 2023
@caseynewton the himbo defense
Show threadjoshhuntAug 10, 2023
@caseynewton what’s their sourcing!!!?
Show threadCasey NewtonAug 10, 2023
@joshhunt idk!
Show threadacesAug 11, 2023
@joshhunt @caseynewton

chatgpt.... 😂
Show threadendeavorance 🕊️Aug 10, 2023
@caseynewton “A new report says that Casey Newton is personally inside the data centers at OpenAI jamming a screwdriver into servers at random”
Show threadErnie SmithAug 10, 2023
@caseynewton I’ll probably do it.
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Show threadWilliam GunnAug 11, 2023
@caseynewton There are docs on how to block the crawler: https://platform.openai.com/docs/gptbot
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Show threadAustin*Aug 14, 2023
@caseynewton is there a reason you wouldn’t want to opt out? the proposition seems like it would be entirely downside for Platformer