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OpenAI to honor shared robots.txt signal for AI training preferences
OpenAI announced it will honor a shared robots.txt signal that lets website operators communicate their AI training preferences to participating providers. The announcement was published on OpenAI's website on 2026-10-30.
Why it matters
Website owners may be able to express AI training opt-out or opt-in preferences through robots.txt rather than relying on separate, provider-specific mechanisms. Builders managing site crawling and content policies should review how their robots.txt is configured.
Who should care
Website operators, ecommerce brands, publishers, SEO and technical site managers
What you can do
Review your robots.txt file and decide which AI training preferences you want to declare, then check the shared signal's specification once published.