Frontier labs · 1 November 2026
OpenAI will honor shared robots.txt signal for AI training preferences
OpenAI announced it will honor a shared robots.txt signal, allowing website operators to communicate their AI training preferences to participating providers.
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OpenAI will honor robots.txt signals; plan product data‑usage policies that respect site owners' training preferences.
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