Subj : Re: Bots now account for over To : Mike Powell From : Kurt Weiske Date : Fri Apr 18 2025 08:09 am -=> Mike Powell wrote to All <=- MP> With the growth GenAI, bad bots are growing in number, experts warn. I listened to a podcast about bots no longer obeying ROBOTS.TXT files and ingesting all of the web (copyrighted or otherwise) -- in the name of dystopia. The internet used to be based on good manners and common courtesy. The AI people seem to feel empowered to break societal norms for the "betterment of mankind". Ironic when OpenAI is suing other companies for training their AI on content that OpenAI took disregarding copyright. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: http://realitycheckbbs.org | tomorrow's retro tech (1:218/1) .