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Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic back one AI training opt-out

Source: The Next WebAna Maria ConstantinOctober 31, 2026
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Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic have agreed to honor a unified AI training opt-out mechanism based on an IETF draft. This replaces the current requirement for website owners to create individual rules for each company's specific crawler.

Key points

  • Shared opt-out signal implemented in robots.txt
  • Backed by Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic
  • Based on an IETF draft

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