2023-09-10 17:20:24
GPTBot, the robot developed by OpenAI, was blocked by 15% of the 100 most visited sites in the world. The indexing robot is accused of collecting the content of certain web pages without authorization.
Fed up with GPTBot. Unveiled on August 8 by OpenAI, already behind ChatGPT, GPTBot is an increasingly criticized indexing robot. To the point where it is now blocked by 15% of the 100 most visited sites in the world, according to a survey conducted by Originality.ai.
The study conducted by the site showed that 9.2% of the 1,000 most visited websites in the world blocked GPTBot during its first two weeks of use. A percentage which rises to 15% for the 100 most visited sites on the Web.
International media block access to GPTBot
Several media outlets have taken the initiative of blocking access to their site to protect their content. Like the Guardian, CNN, or the Archyde.com news agency, the New York Times has blocked GPTBot’s access to its site since August 17, after reviewing its terms of use, which prohibit use of its content in artificial intelligence models.
The French media were also concerned about the presence of the robot on their sites. Radio France blocked access to GPTBot, as did the groups TF1, France Médias Monde and the actu.fr site.
“It is not part of our mission to provide free food to algorithms. By indexing sites whose information has a real production cost, bots create value for themselves at zero cost,” denounced in The echoes Laurent Frisch, director of digital and innovation strategy at Radio France.
Web giants opposed to GPTbot
The general media are not the only ones to prohibit access to the OpenAI indexing robot. Amazon, Shutterstock, WikiHow, Quora, Airbnb and Ikea are among the web giants to have restricted GPTBot access to their sites.
Several media outlets are considering filing lawsuits against OpenAI for copyright infringement. Others are exploring the possibility of handing over their data to companies specializing in artificial intelligence in exchange for financial compensation.
According to the company OpenAIthe goal of this robot was to “help its artificial intelligence models become more precise”
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