Comment by cyanydeez
I dont think they're doing this to kill off browser engines; they're trying to sift browsers into "user" and "AI slop", so they can prioritize users.
This is entirely web crawler 2.0 apocolypse.
I dont think they're doing this to kill off browser engines; they're trying to sift browsers into "user" and "AI slop", so they can prioritize users.
This is entirely web crawler 2.0 apocolypse.
I think "slop" only refers to the output of generative AI systems. bot, crawler, scraper, or spider would be a more apt term for software making (excessive) requests to collect data.
man i just want a bot to buy groceries for me