Developer Creates Infinite Maze That Traps AI Training Bots

Developer Creates Infinite Maze That Traps AI Training Bots
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by Jason Koebler • 5 days ago

A pseudonymous developer has created Nepenthes, an open-source program designed to trap AI training bots in an infinite loop of randomly generating web pages, wasting their resources. This "tar pit" can be used defensively by website owners to protect their content or offensively to frustrate AI companies. The creator expressed frustration with the current state of the internet and aims to cause disruption against what they perceive as harmful corporate practices.

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