Stefan JudisJul 28, 2024

This is pretty wild — our friends at "Read The Docs" saw file download traffic drop by 75% after blocking AI bots.

https://about.readthedocs.com/blog/2024/07/ai-crawlers-abuse/

AI crawlers need to be more respectful

We talk a bit about the AI crawler abuse we are seeing at Read the Docs, and warn that this behavior is not sustainable.

Read the Docs
Show threadChrisChinchillaJul 29, 2024
@stefan most irritatingly, we creators are now paying at both ends for people taking our work
Show threadJennifer Deseo
@chrischinchilla @stefan 💯 the crappy part. Unionized creators (eg, SAG-AFTA) have a hard enough time getting fair pay for their work post-AI manipulation. Can’t imagine being independent creator trying to protect their work.
Jul 29, 2024 at 5:02pmWeb