Cloudflare launches a tool to combat AI bots

Posted under: AI technologies
Date: 2024-07-04
Cloudflare launches a tool to combat AI bots

Cloudflare has released a free tool that prevents bots from collecting websites for AI training data. Despite the ability to restrict bots via robots.txt, not all AI scrapers comply. Cloudflare's tool employs algorithms to detect and prevent evasive AI bots. Many websites prohibit AI scrapers, however, some companies circumvent these safeguards, necessitating more sophisticated solutions such as Cloudflare's to secure material.

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