#ai-bots tag - Briefly

Rise of AI crawlers and bots causing web traffic havoc

AI-driven crawlers generate roughly 80% of AI bot requests, Meta produces over half of AI bot traffic, and fetcher bots can spike to 39,000 requests per minute.

Miscellaneous

fromTheregister

3 weeks ago

Codeberg beset by AI bots that now bypass Anubis defense

Codeberg is overwhelmed by AI bots that bypass defenses, causing denial of service attacks.

fromGameSpot

1 month ago

Battlefield 6 - Here's How AI Bots Work In The Open Beta

Players are discovering that there are bots in some of their matches, with AI soldiers only appearing in the 'Training Grounds' playlists for the open beta.

Video games

fromPractical Ecommerce

1 month ago

AI Crawler Optimization Tips

Generative AI platforms such as ChatGPT and Claude require websites to be crawlable by AI bots for effective mentions and citations. Disabling JavaScript improves crawlability, as many AI crawlers struggle with JavaScript rendering, which differs from Google’s capabilities. This means publishers must ensure essential content is accessible even without JavaScript. AI optimization tools like Aiso can evaluate and enhance a site's crawlability, providing suggestions for improvement. Site owners must also verify their robots.txt files to allow AI bot access, as many content management systems restrict bots by default.

Web development

E-Commerce

fromThe Drum

1 month ago

The web just clamped down on bots. What now for brands and agencies?

Cloudflare's Content Independence Day introduces bots' default blocking, allowing brands to control content and monetize access in an AI-first web.

Privacy professionals

fromSocial Media Today

1 month ago

Reddit Launches New Age Checking Requirements in the UK

Reddit will verify user ages via third-party Persona to comply with the Online Safety Act.

E-Commerce

fromAdExchanger

2 months ago

Buying Ads In The Rabbit Hole | AdExchanger

Programmatic buyers face challenges navigating an expansive media landscape filled with unexpected ad placements.

Privacy technologies

fromZDNET

2 months ago

Fed up with AI scraping your content? This open-source bot blocker can help - here's how

Over half of web visits are from data scrapers, prompting the need for protective measures like Anubis.

Privacy technologies

fromZDNET

2 months ago

This open-source bot blocker shields your site from pesky AI scrapers - here's how

Anubis is an open-source program designed to protect websites from harmful AI bots.

#cloudflare

fromwww.bbc.com

2 months ago

Privacy technologies

Millions of websites to get 'game-changing' AI bot blocker

fromSearch Engine Roundtable

2 months ago

Privacy technologies

Cloudflare CEO: We Will Get Google To Provide A Way To Block AI Overviews

fromwww.bbc.com

2 months ago

Privacy technologies

Millions of websites to get 'game-changing' AI bot blocker

fromSearch Engine Roundtable

2 months ago

Privacy technologies

Cloudflare CEO: We Will Get Google To Provide A Way To Block AI Overviews

Here are the biggest misconceptions about AI content scraping

AI bots are now scraping publishers' sites more for real-time information than for training large language models, posing new challenges for publishers.

Artificial intelligence

fromMensjournal

2 months ago

This AI Bot Is Replacing Google for Millions of People

AI retrieval bots are reshaping the internet by scraping real-time content and providing instant answers, challenging traditional web traffic dynamics.

Artificial intelligence

fromArs Technica

3 months ago