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OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic back shared AI opt-out token
Four major AI companies say they will honor a shared 'policy token' in robots.txt that lets publishers apply AI training opt-outs across multiple crawlers.
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The Verge reports OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic will adopt a shared 'policy token' signal in robots.txt, letting publishers apply AI training preferences across multiple crawlers instead of configuring each company separately. Anthropic's Kevin Kelley proposed it within the IETF; Meta signaled support without committing to honor it.
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