SMRTR AIAug 6, 2025Hacker News

Why blocking LLMs from your website is dumb

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Creators blocking LLMs from accessing their websites are cutting themselves off from a major distribution opportunity. While some oppose AI scraping on moral grounds, LLMs represent the next generation's search layer and are already driving significant traffic to websites. Rather than blocking this technology, content creators should adapt by producing high-quality material that LLMs will cite.

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