One-Half of Top News Sites Blocked OpenAI's Crawlers in 2023, Study Finds
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At the end of 2023, nearly one-half (48%) of the top news websites, based on reach, across 10 countries blocked OpenAI's crawlers, while nearly one-quarter (24%) blocked Google's AI crawler, according to a study by Reuters Institute.
Over one-half (57%) of the websites of legacy print publications, such as The New York Times, blocked OpenAI's crawlers by the end of 2023, compared with 48% of television and radio broadcasters and 31% of digital-born outlets.
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