Developers are struggling to cope with the increasing traffic from AI-powered crawlers, which are overwhelming websites and forcing them to block entire countries. The crawlers, used for data scraping and machine learning model training, are consuming vast amounts of bandwidth and resources.
The issue has become so severe that some developers are resorting to blocking traffic from entire countries, including those with significant user bases. This drastic measure is aimed at preventing the crawlers from bringing down their websites and exhausting their resources.
The problem is exacerbated by the fact that many AI crawlers are not properly identified, making it difficult for developers to distinguish between legitimate traffic and AI-generated requests. As a result, developers are forced to take a blanket approach, blocking traffic from entire countries to protect their websites.
The rise of AI-powered crawlers has significant implications for the web ecosystem, highlighting the need for more effective solutions to manage AI-generated traffic and prevent abuse.
