This article provides a detailed overview of the bots blocked by the AI Scrape Protect plugin, explaining their functions and why they are included in the blocklist. For more information about the plugin, visit AI Scrape Protect Plugin.
Blocked Bots and Their Functions
1. anthropic-ai
Anthropic AI is a research-based bot focused on building reliable and interpretable AI systems. Blocking it prevents potential data scraping for AI model training.
2. Claude-Web
Associated with Anthropic’s Claude, this bot gathers information for improving conversational AI models.
3. CCbot
A bot linked to Common Crawl, which collects web data for creating large datasets. Blocking it limits access to your site’s content for such purposes.
4. FacebookBot
Used by Meta (Facebook) for indexing and social media functionalities. Blocking this bot helps ensure your content is not unnecessarily indexed.
5. Google-Extended
An extended bot from Google for accessing additional content. Blocking it can help control content usage beyond regular search indexing.
6. GPTBot
OpenAI’s bot for gathering data to enhance AI models like ChatGPT. Blocking it prevents unauthorized use of your content for AI training.
7. PiplBot
A bot from Pipl, designed for gathering information for people search and identity verification services.
8. ChatGPT-User
Blocks scraping attempts associated with ChatGPT user prompts.
9. PerplexityBot
A bot linked to Perplexity.ai, focused on enhancing AI-driven search and question-answering models.
10. Bytespider
Associated with ByteDance, this bot may collect data for AI and content generation tools.
11. Omgilibot / Omgili
These bots scrape content from forums and discussion boards, often for market research.
12. ImagesiftBot
Specializes in crawling for images, potentially for AI training or content analysis.
13. BardBot
Linked to Google’s Bard AI, used to improve conversational and generative AI models.
14. KomoBot
A bot from Komo, likely used for gathering data to enhance AI functionalities.
15. Meta-ExternalAgent / Meta-ExternalFetcher
These bots belong to Meta and are designed for fetching external content for indexing or AI purposes.
16. Diffbot
An AI-powered web scraper that structures web data for various applications.
17. cohere-ai
Cohere’s bot collects data to train AI models focused on natural language processing.
18. Timpibot
Timpibot indexes and fetches data, likely for search or AI applications.
19. Webzio-Extended / webzio
Webzio’s bots gather extended web data for content analysis and AI training.
20. YouBot
Crawls content for enhancing user-based AI models.
21. AI2Bot / Ai2Bot-Dolma
Developed by Allen Institute for AI, these bots collect data for research and model development.
22. AmazonBot
Used by Amazon for content indexing, often related to Alexa or other AI-driven services.
23. Applebot-Extended
Apple’s bot collects web data, potentially for Siri and Spotlight recommendations.
24. ClaudeBot
Another bot linked to Anthropic’s Claude AI for data collection.
25. OAI-SearchBot
An OpenAI bot used for research and improving AI search capabilities.
26. PetalBot
Huawei’s bot, associated with Petal Search, for indexing content.
27. StableDiffusionBot
Crawls content, particularly images, for training Stable Diffusion AI models.
28. sentibot
Likely used for sentiment analysis or AI training.
29. Grok / GrokAI
Bots designed for AI research, possibly linked to model development.
30. XAI / XBot
Bots focused on explainable AI and related data collection.
31. cohere-training-data-crawler
Specifically gathers data for Cohere’s training purposes.
32. DuckAssistBot
From DuckDuckGo, this bot focuses on AI-driven answers and content summaries.
33. img2dataset
A bot designed to collect datasets of images for AI and machine learning purposes.
34. magpie-crawler
Focuses on content aggregation and possibly training datasets.
35. PanguBot
Linked to AI training, particularly for language models.
36. DuckDuckBot
DuckDuckGo’s general bot for indexing web content.
37. OpenAIContentCrawler
Gathers data explicitly for OpenAI’s content-related tools.
38. YandexBot
Yandex’s web crawler, used for indexing and potentially AI applications.
39. NeevaBot
A bot from Neeva, likely used for search engine indexing and AI development.
40. AIMatrixCrawler
Crawls web content for AI matrix training purposes.
For more details about how the AI Scrape Protect plugin works, visit the AI Scrape Protect Plugin page.
