Get the latest tech news
Growing Backlash Over Apple AI Training: Publishers Push Back
Apple faces backlash over new AI training tool, Applebot-Extended. Find out why major news organizations are opting out and blocking their content from being used in AI models.
The backlash has led many publishers to update their robots.txt files, a tool used to control how bots interact with their websites, to exclude Applebot-Extended. The decision by major media organizations to block Applebot-Extended underscores a broader conflict over the future of AI and content ownership. Several publishers have already blocked other AI training bots, such as those from OpenAI and Anthropic, signaling a growing trend in the industry.
Or read this on r/technology
