Supporting a shared AI training control for websites | Google Search Central Blog | Google for Developers
Google has announced plans to support a shared AI training control in robots.txt starting in 2027, based on work from the AIPREF working group at the Internet Engineering Task Force. The new mechanism will allow website owners to use a shared policy token to opt out of AI training across participating providers in a single step, while existing controls like Google-Extended will continue to function alongside it. Open article →
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