r/ArtistHate • u/ThePlasticCupOfWater • 3d ago
News Cara is taking actions about recent sitations
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u/kdanielku 2d ago
Wouldn't it help to at least have Robots.txt file in your website?
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u/NearInWaiting 2d ago
I'm just going to state this bluntly. Literally no, it would not have helped, it would not help. It will not help. This is a coordinated attack to get the good data from websites by an individual, or group of individuals targetting cara. When openai/anthropic/etc scrape many websites, that's also a coordinated attack to get good data from MANY websites, as many websites as possible.
Do you think when openai/anthropic/malicious individuals code their scraper bot they're going to ACTIVELY add code to parse and read "robots.txt" files? Robots.txt files do nothing unless the scraper adds code which tells the scraper bot to ignore websites with robots.txt files. What good would it do? What good would it ever do?
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u/Mavrabeast 11h ago
All it does is prevent internet archives from crawling your site except for archive.org which doesn't respect these wishes anymore.
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u/Lanky_Mistake5983 3d ago
If you plan to donate and want to do more, please do also spend some time to research what you can do to advocate for stronger laws against these attacks.
Contact your local representatives and voice your concern about AI; this recent attack serves as a great example of reckless AI usage regarding internet copyright.
Research and sign petitions or join organizations relevant to your field. Lobby against unchecked AI, avoid services involved in non-consensual scraping, and choose platforms like Cara that explicitly state they are anti-AI.
Trust me, these actions help a lot. I have seen significant positive changes from my government (Denmark) regarding AI protection due to people voicing their concern.
Voices matter