‘Manners for machines’: how new rules could stop AI scrapers destroying the internet

[Ina Smith]

The old informal “deal” of the open web is breaking down because AI companies are scraping huge amounts of online content without clear consent, credit or compensation, and a new shared set of rules is needed to stop that from damaging the internet.

• • AI scraping is pushing news outlets, researchers and creators to block access or share less.
  • That could make the web less open, less democratic and less useful for science and creativity.
  • Creative Commons’ proposed CC Signals is presented as a possible solution: a standard way for creators to tell machines what they may use, on what terms and whether credit or compensation is required.
  • It is not a perfect fix, but the author sees it as an important first step toward “manners for machines.”

Without new norms for AI scraping, the internet risks becoming more closed and more damaged; CC Signals is an early attempt to create fairer rules.

https://theconversation.com/manners-for-machines-how-new-rules-could-stop-ai-scrapers-destroying-the-internet-278669

Ina Smith

Planning Manager

Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)

 

Switchboard: +27 12 349 6600   

Tel: +27 828180117   

Email: i...@assaf.org.za 

 

 

 

Community Manager Africa
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

25A De Havilland Crescent, Persequor Park

Meiring Naudé Road, Lynnwood 0020, Pretoria, South Africa.

 

PO Box 72135, Lynnwood Ridge 0040, Pretoria, South Africa.

 

Website: www.assaf.org.za

ASSAf Disclaimer: The views and opinions included in this email belong to their author and do not necessarily mirror the views and opinions of the organisation. Our employees are obliged not to make any defamatory statements, infringe, or authorize infringement of any legal right. Therefore, the organisation will not accept any liability for such statements included in emails. In case of any damages or other liabilities arising, employees are fully responsible for the content of their emails. The processing of personal information by ASSAf is done lawfully and not excessive to the purpose of processing in compliance with the POPI Act, any codes of conduct issued by the Information Regulator in terms of the POPI Act and / or relevant legislation providing appropriate security safeguards for the processing of personal information of others.