Google, Microsoft, OpenAI to Honor Shared AI Training Opt-Out
Search Engine Journal · 1h ago · 1 min read
What happenedMajor AI players like Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI are planning to respect a shared robots.txt directive that allows websites to opt out of AI training data collection. While the intention is unified, the implementation details may vary across these companies.
Why it matters for marketersThe AI industry is acknowledging website owners' control over training data, signaling a potential shift in how AI models are built and the data they can access. This move could impact the future availability and diversity of data used for AI development.
Topics: ai training data, robots.txt, data privacy, ai ethics