University libraries are being swarmed by AI bots, putting public access at risk | CBC News

Academic libraries are fighting off swarms of data-scraping bots — that are slowing or crashing sites meant for students, researchers and the public — as AI companies continue hunting for content to feed their large language models.

"They're just out there on the internet, just bombarding us with trying to grab up as much material as possible,"

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