1. OpenAI's web crawler GPTBot has faced bans from major global websites and publishers. 2. Content providers and publishers are worried that their original content is being freely accessed by AI without compensation. 3. The balance between AI innovation and content protection remains a topic for active discussion among all parties.

News media such as The New York Times, CNN, and Reuters have started to block OpenAI's GPTBot web crawler, restricting it from accessing their content. GPTBot may scan web page content to help improve OpenAI's AI models, such as ChatGPT. The media is concerned about their content being used for AI training, but Google suggests that media content can be automatically accessed unless they choose to opt-out.

The New York Times has blocked OpenAI's web crawler GPTBot. OpenAI is unable to use The New York Times' content to train its AI models. The New York Times is considering legal action against OpenAI.

OpenAI has released guidelines for web crawlers, prompting websites to bolster their defenses. OpenAI's web crawler GPTBot may have been lurking on the internet for some time, raising concerns about its data collection practices. Website owners can disallow GPTBot's access via the robots.txt file, but not all crawlers adhere to these rules.