Cloudflare has introduced the AI Audit toolset, allowing websites to inspect and control bots that crawl site content. This aids in training artificial intelligence models, displaying results on a dashboard indicating bot activity and data accessed.
Matthew Prince, Cloudflare’s CEO, states that the AI Audit system can identify whether the incoming traffic is AI-driven, even when masked. Despite not outright blocking these bots, website owners can manage access permissions for certain bots, especially when agreements with AI developers are in place, leading to more efficient management practices.
Additionally, Cloudflare is preparing to launch a marketplace for customers seeking returns in exchange for developers who utilize bots to pull content. Pricing and access permissions can be customized as per agreement terms, without requiring monetary transactions.
Cloudflare will offer this AI bot control kit to all customers free of charge, citing protecting content creators’ interests as a primary motivation.
TLDR: Cloudflare introduces AI Audit toolset for website bot control, offers free usage to all customers, and prepares a marketplace for data exchange with AI developers.
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