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AI Companies Agree That Publishers Deserve One Convenient Way to Say No
· New York time
OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic say they will adopt a shared standard that lets publishers express AI training preferences across multiple companies. The policy signal is intended to spare website operators from setting preferences separately for each participating firm. It gives publishers a more convenient way to communicate an opt-out, although its effect depends on companies honoring the standard. The arrangement is voluntary, not a new copyright law. It is also an unusually revealing product feature: companies that want large amounts of online material are making it easier for the owners of that material to decline. Publishers get a clearer switch, while the firms get a way to present restraint as an improvement to the user experience. The internet has finally received a more efficient method for saying no, supplied by some of the people most interested in hearing yes.
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