OpenAI to follow shared robots.txt signal expressing AI training preferences
What happened
On 30 October 2026, OpenAI announced in an official news post that it will honour a shared robots.txt signal that helps site operators convey their AI training preferences to providers taking part in the mechanism. Reports say the mechanism is a shared signal, and participating providers will learn site owners' training preferences through it; OpenAI said it will follow the signal. Public information so far covers only OpenAI's statement and the mechanism's purpose, with no further details on the signal's specific format, the range of participating providers or when it takes effect.
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- OpenAI NewsMaking it easier for websites to express AI training preferences
OpenAI will honor a shared robots.txt signal to help website operators communicate their AI training preferences to participating providers.
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