OpenAI: ChatGPT's Fetch Bot May Ignore Robots.txt
Search Engine Journal5h ago·1 min readSEO & Search
AI Summary
New data indicates that ChatGPT's web-fetching bot is accessing websites even when disallowed by robots.txt. OpenAI's documentation confirms that the file may not effectively block this bot, raising concerns about data scraping and site control.
⚡ Marketer Insight
AI's ability to bypass standard web protocols like robots.txt means marketers can no longer assume control over which AI models access their site data. This necessitates a re-evaluation of data privacy and AI training data strategies.
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