According to Gavin King, founder of Dark Visitors, most major AI agents abide by robots.txt. However, not all website owners consistently update these files, allowing some bots to evade directives.
Prince from Cloudflare compares their bot-blocking to having 'a physical wall patrolled by armed guards,' signaling a robust approach to preventing unauthorized scraping compared to the passive nature of robots.txt.
Cloudflare's forthcoming marketplace will allow negotiations of scraping terms between customers and AI companies, envisioning various forms of compensation that could include credits or recognition.
Despite interest in licensing agreements, reactions from AI companies vary, with some being receptive and others outright dismissive of Cloudflare's initiatives to establish more structured compensation practices.
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