// AI news · 2026-10-31 · The Verge AI
Top AI firms roll out shared opt-out standard
Major AI firms including OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic are adopting a shared policy token in robots.txt to allow publishers to opt out of AI training.
Published 2026-10-31 04:26 (Beijing time)Source The Verge AIAuto-summarised, fact-checked against source
01Summary
Proposed by Anthropic's Kevin Kelley, the signal enables unified control across multiple providers instead of individual settings. Microsoft offers granular controls for AI training or grounding exclusion, while search visibility remains unaffected. Anthropic has implemented it first; Google and Microsoft plan support next year, OpenAI in coming months.
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02Key points
- Major AI firms adopt shared policy token in robots.txt to opt out of AI training.
- Publishers can set preferences once for multiple AI providers instead of individually.
- Microsoft enables granular control over AI training or grounding without affecting search visibility.
- Anthropic has implemented it; Google and Microsoft plan support next year, OpenAI in coming months.
03Source
The biggest names in AI are backing a new way to opt out of scraping
The Verge AI · published 2026-10-31 04:26 Beijing time
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