Cloudflare wants Google to change its AI search crawling. Google likely won't

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Jul 9, 2025 22:28
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Cloudflare has requested that Google modify how its AI search crawlers access and use website content, expressing concerns over data usage and website control. However, Google is unlikely to implement these changes, highlighting ongoing tensions between web infrastructure providers and major AI companies over data practices and consent in AI training. This dispute underscores broader challenges around transparency and control in the development of AI-powered search tools.

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/cloudflare-wants-google-to-change-its-ai-search-crawling-google-likely-wont/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44515349 Points: 2 # Comments: 1