AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers that ignore robots.txt

Re:AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers tha... by doublerabbit on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @06:37PM (#42859596)

Yes, one could say ML could be an application for AI but it's still not Artificial Intelligence.

As an engine is an application for a car, you don't call an engine a car. ML is programmed information, and theres nothing artificial about that.

What is AI about it? Show me something AI from ML.

All algorithms are defined, all tokens are defined. All guardrails are defined.

All of it has been programmed by humans that which isn't artificial.

If it was AI then it would generate itself for itself.

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Re:AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers tha... by grajaganDev on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @06:46PM (#42859664)

I am offering the generally accepted definitions of these terms as some HN readers might not be familiar with them.

If you don't think that ML is AI, I am fine with that.

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Re:AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers tha... by doublerabbit on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @06:50PM (#42859683)

Cool. I hate the term of calling AI because its an excuse to throw out a flawed pretentious innovation where by it can be flogged as a product to sucker those who don't know better.

"Cloud Servers" anyone? Glorified dedicated servers.

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Re:AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers tha... by jopicornell on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @06:52PM (#42859702)

Well, artificial means made by humans, not naturally.

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Re:AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers tha... by doublerabbit on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @06:59PM (#42859761)

you got me on that one.

I wouldn't classify it as intelligent though. It's still reading a scripture of words.

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