AI Web Scrapers Disrupt Online Services and Communities
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LorenDB
Toasted to a respectable shade. No regrets, no crumbs left.
Summary
The article discusses the negative impact of AI web scrapers on online communities and services, specifically focusing on how these bots scrape content inefficiently and disrupt normal operations. It highlights the frustration with AI companies' data collection practices and their disregard for website resources, with community comments expressing criticism of AI developers' competence and approach to data gathering.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledWhy do you think they scrape one page at the time ? Bad understanding of MB ? Wrong automatic judgment ? Can you identifie these bots ?
Incompetence of AI bros and their workers cannot be underestimated. Also, if you were to steal some apples from an orchard, would you do it gently, or like a caveman? I think they're going with the latter approach.
it's all vibe coded bro
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