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OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft to Support robots.txt Designations for Allowing or Refusing Use in AI Training

OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft to Support robots.txt Designations for Allowing or Refusing Use in AI Training
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On October 30, 2026, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft announced a policy to support a new mechanism in robots.txt for specifying the use of web content for AI training.

Key points

  • •OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft announced a new policy on October 30, 2026.
  • •They will support a mechanism to specify the use of web content for AI training in robots.txt.
  • •It will be possible to allow or refuse the use of web content for AI training.
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