Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish • 1 month ago

Open Source devs say AI crawlers dominate traffic, forcing blocks on entire countries

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Open Source devs say AI crawlers dominate traffic, forcing blocks on entire countries

arstechnica.com

Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish • 1 month ago

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Oh hey look more proof generative ai is a blight on humanity

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