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Cloudflare Introduces Pay Per Crawl for AI Chatbots
Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) has announced a new feature that allows content owners to implement a pay per crawl system, aiming to compensate them when AI chatbots access their sites for data collection. This move comes amidst increasing concerns about the operational costs for chatbots, which may rise if they are required to pay for website access.
Currently, chatbots like ChatGPT and others are heavily invested in by major tech companies, with ongoing development and operational challenges. OpenAI’s CEO has previously highlighted that they were losing money even with a subscription model. As content owners adopt pay per crawl policies, it may significantly impact chatbots’ profitability and their ability to provide up-to-date information to users.
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