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Comment by pa7ch

13 days ago

What has that got to do with blocking AI crawlers?

If it's publicly funded, why shouldn't AI crawlers have access to that data? Presumably those creating the AI crawlers paid taxes that paid for the science.

  • > If it's publicly funded, why shouldn't AI crawlers have access to that data?

    Becase it costs money to serve them the content.

    • Crawlers accessing public data could be required to provide searchable access to the public data they collect. Value-for-value.

    • If I build a business based off of consumption of publicly funded data, and that’s okay, why isn’t it okay for AI?

      Is the answer regulate AI? Yes.

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