LISBON: A swarm of AI “crawlers” is running rampant on the internet, scouring billions of websites for data to feed algorithms at leading tech companies — all without permission or payment, upending the online economy.
Before the rise of AI chatbots, websites allowed search engines to access their content in return for increased visibility, a system that rewarded them with traffic and advertising revenues.
But the rapid development of generative AI has allowed tech giants
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