OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Anthropic Back Shared AI Opt-Out Signal
The four companies will honor a robots.txt signal that lets site owners block AI crawlers from using their content for training, according to TechRadar.
OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic have agreed to support a shared opt-out signal in a website's robots.txt file that tells AI crawlers whether the site's content may be used for training, according to TechRadar.
OpenAI said it encourages other AI providers to honor the signal as well.
The mechanism places the choice with website owners, who can use the robots.txt file to state whether their content is available for AI training.
None of the four companies named a rollout date for the support in the reported facts, and no further technical details of the signal were provided.
Quick answers
What did OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic agree to?
They agreed to support a shared opt-out signal in a website's robots.txt file that tells AI crawlers whether content may be used for training, according to TechRadar.
Does the signal let websites block AI training?
The signal tells AI crawlers whether a site's content may be used for training, giving website owners a way to opt out.
What did OpenAI say about other AI providers?
OpenAI said it encourages other AI providers to honor the signal.