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Q&A What can be done to block Codidact content from getting used by crawlers/for AI training?

Given the latest debacle Somewhere Else, where users fear that the site contents will get used for the purpose of training AI, what can be done at Codidact to prevent such from happening? At w...

2 answers  ·  posted 6mo ago by Lundin‭  ·  last activity 3mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

#1: Initial revision by user avatar Lundin‭ · 2024-05-15T07:46:04Z (6 months ago)
What can be done to block Codidact content from getting used by crawlers/for AI training?
Given the latest debacle [Somewhere Else](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/399619/our-partnership-with-openai), where users fear that the site contents will get used for the purpose of training AI, what can be done at Codidact to prevent such from happening? 

- At what extent can we block "crawlers" and the like from stealing site content? What is technically possible?

- Do the communities want such a block, if technically possible to achieve?

If we would be able to block such crawlers or at least make a statement that Codidact content will never be deliberately used for the purpose of training AI (unless perhaps attribution can be guaranteed), I think that could be some major selling arguments for winning new users over here.

There is a mass exodus of users leaving SE currently because of this and many will be looking for a new "home".