Google Clarifies AI Content Use, Proposes New Robots.txt Standard
Google clarifies robots.txt's role in AI content use, introducing Google-Extended for Gemini training and discussing a proposed 'Content-Usage' standard.
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UK orders Google to allow publishers to opt out of AI content use
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