Advances in AI search are opening a new chapter, with consumers exploring Google alternatives. The rapid rise of AI search platforms brings significant opportunities and growing challenges. On one ...

79% of top news sites block at least one AI training bot, while 71% also block retrieval bots used for live AI search citations. Google-Extended is the least-blocked training bot at 46%, with US ...

This chart shows the estimated share of global web traffic generated by humans and bots in 2018, 2021 and 2024 (in percent).

AI-driven and “legitimate” bots now make up a growing share of web traffic, blurring the line between value and risk. Security teams must treat bot traffic as a governance, cost, and cyber supply ...

Anthropic now lists separate bots for training and search, while also running user-requested fetchers for browsing. Blocking search bots has direct discoverability consequences. Anthropic warns ...

Anthropic updated its crawler documentation this week, clarifying how its Claude bots access websites and how you can block them. Why we care. If you publish or own content, you want control over how ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

Generative AI companies are not only taking data without permission, they're also sabotaging the sites they're stealing from. Generative AI (genAI) companies are starting to do real damage to the ...

Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and utilities category, with a focus on energy-saving advice, thermostats, and heating and cooling. Jon has more than a decade ...

So far, 2025 has already been littered with posts questioning the value of investing in SEO in the new world of AI, where users can get direct answers to their questions. I want to offer a more ...