Declare your AIndependence: block AI bots, scrapers and crawlers with a single click
This is a great move from Cloudflare. I may start using their service.
AI Safety for Fleshy Humans: a whirlwind tour
This is a terrificly entertaining level-headed in-depth explanation of AI safety. By the end of this year, all three parts will be published; right now the first part is ready for you to read and enjoy.
This 3-part series is your one-stop-shop to understand the core ideas of AI & AI Safety — explained in a friendly, accessible, and slightly opinionated way!
( Related phrases: AI Risk, AI X-Risk, AI Alignment, AI Ethics, AI Not-Kill-Everyone-ism. There is no consensus on what these phrases do & don’t mean, so I’m just using “AI Safety” as a catch-all.)
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Should I remove this blog from Google Search?・The Jolly Teapot
There was life before Google search. There will be life after Google search.
Google is not a huge source of traffic and visibility. I get most of my visits from RSS readers, other people’s links including fellow bloggers, or websites like Hacker News. It’s hard to tell at this point since I don’t track anything, but that’s an educated guess.
Removing my website from Google would have very little impact, so I was wondering if I should just do it.
AI Pollution – David Bushell – Freelance Web Design (UK)
AI is steeped in marketing drivel, built upon theft, and intent on replacing our creative output with a depressingly shallow imitation.
Neatnik Notes · Gotta block ’em all
While we’re playing whack-a-mole, let’s poison these rodents.
Blocking bots – Manu
Blocking the bots is step one.
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Filters
A web by humans, for humans.
Creativity
Thinking about priorities at UX Brighton.
Crawlers
Pest control for your website.
Permission
You have the power, not Google.
Browser history
From a browser bug this morning, back to the birth of hypertext in 1945, with a look forward to a possible future for web browsers.