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Re:I was wrong about robots.txt by kijin on Thursday July 17, 2025 @06:16AM (#44591642)
Only if the GPT companies can resist the temptation of all that advertising $$$.

I'll give them at most 3 years before sponsored links begin appearing in the output and "AI optimization" becomes a fashionable service alongside the SEO snake oil. Most publishers won't care whether their content is mangled or not, as long as it is regurgitated with the right keywords and links.

Re:I was wrong about robots.txt by tpxl on Thursday July 17, 2025 @10:07AM (#44593619)
What do you mean sponsored links? It'll be a sponsored reply, no outbound links required.
Re:I was wrong about robots.txt by kijin on Friday July 18, 2025 @02:03AM (#44601678)
Links to a site where the sponsor's product or service can be purchased, obviously.