Wikipedia is struggling with voracious AI bot crawlersAI crawlers are causing a 50% increase in Wikimedia's bandwidth, threatening user access to content.
Cloudflare Radar Year in Review 2024: big source of traffic is AI crawlersGlobal internet traffic grew 17.2%, influenced by trends in connectivity and the rise of AI.
Wikipedia is struggling with voracious AI bot crawlersAI crawlers are causing a 50% increase in Wikimedia's bandwidth, threatening user access to content.
Cloudflare Radar Year in Review 2024: big source of traffic is AI crawlersGlobal internet traffic grew 17.2%, influenced by trends in connectivity and the rise of AI.
AI crawlers haven't learned to play nice with websitesAI web crawlers are causing significant service disruptions for SourceHut, prompting them to implement restrictions that may affect user access.
Devs say AI crawlers dominate traffic, forcing blocks on entire countriesAI crawlers are increasingly causing instability and downtime for open source projects, leading developers to implement countermeasures.
AI crawlers haven't learned to play nice with websitesAI web crawlers are causing significant service disruptions for SourceHut, prompting them to implement restrictions that may affect user access.
Devs say AI crawlers dominate traffic, forcing blocks on entire countriesAI crawlers are increasingly causing instability and downtime for open source projects, leading developers to implement countermeasures.
Websites are Blocking the Wrong AI Scrapers (Because AI Companies Keep Making New Ones)Websites often block outdated bots in an attempt to prevent scraping, but in reality, are leaving new AI crawler bots unblocked.