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University libraries are being swarmed by AI bots, putting public access at risk
Aggressive data collection for AI training continues to strain public digital infrastructure, potentially forcing open institutions to restrict access.
Reported by Hacker News ·
What happened
University libraries are experiencing heavy traffic from AI data-scraping bots. This influx of automated scraping is putting public access to these library systems at risk.
Who it’s about
- CBC
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