Ahrefs analyzed 137K domains and found 97% of llms.txt files received zero requests. AI retrieval bots accounted for 1% of total requests.

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Mueller argues LLM systems can't use llms.txt to differentiate between websites for discovery. He sees a narrow role once an agent is on a site.

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Google Open Knowledge Format turns organizational knowledge into a shared format for AI agents, tools, and teams.

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U.S. export control directive forces Anthropic to shut down Fable 5 access. The company disputes the security concerns.

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Google's information agents are now available in all AI Mode languages and markets for AI Ultra subscribers, with expansion to more people planned this summer.

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With 80% of AI traffic draining website infrastructure for model training, what can you do to fight back without affecting search visibility?

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Chrome says WebMCP creates hijacking risks for AI agents operating inside users' logged-in browser sessions.

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Claude referral traffic has grown almost 4x this year, making it the fastest growing among AI platforms, though still the smallest source.

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BrightEdge research suggests AI engines assign citation roles to Reddit and LinkedIn for ranking purposes.

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Anthropic Fable 5 is its most capable public AI model yet, designed for coding, research, and project-scale work.

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Reuters and Time now block AI bots by default, allowing only approved crawlers through allowlists, as more publishers add friction to AI content scraping.

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