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OpenAI announces support for a shared AI training preference signal

The proposal would communicate preferences to several providers; implementation is planned over the coming months.

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What was announced

OpenAI says it will honor a shared robots.txt signal expressing generative-AI training preferences. The voluntary effort aims to reduce separate rules for individual providers.

Not a new live control yet

Implementation is planned over the coming months. Existing crawler controls remain applicable. The announcement does not establish that the new signal already blocks training or binds every provider.

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