Cloudflare has released AI Audit, a new tool designed to give website owners control over how AI bots access and use their content. Here's what you need to know:
What AI Audit Does:
Identifies AI Bots: Shows you which AI companies are scraping your site, how often, and what they're accessing.
Provides Control: Lets you block or allow specific AI bots with a single click.
Offers Analytics: Gives data on AI bot activity, useful for understanding impact on your traffic and content usage.
Key Features:
- Free Bot Control: One-click option to block all AI bots, available at no cost.
- Detailed Analytics: See when and how AI models access your content.
- Legal Support: Cloudflare is developing terms of use templates to help protect your content rights.
Coming Soon:
- Content Pricing: A feature to set prices for AI companies to access your content for training or retrieval.
Why It Matters:
- AI bots are scraping websites thousands of times daily, often without the owner's knowledge or consent.
- This can impact traffic and the value of your content.
- Many site owners, especially smaller ones, lack tools to manage this effectively.
How to Get Started:
- If you're a Cloudflare customer, access the AI Tab in your dashboard to review analytics and start controlling bots.
- Not a customer? Visit Cloudflare's website to join the waitlist for the pricing feature beta.
AI Audit gives you visibility into how AI companies use your content and the tools to control it. Whether you want to block AI bots entirely or potentially monetize their access, this update puts the choice in your hands.
