With the rise of AI web crawlers, many sites are looking for ways to control how their content is used for AI training.
LLMs.txt is a proposed standard that lets website owners specify whether AI models can train on their content, which parts of the site are allowed/disallowed for training, attribution requirements, and rate limiting for AI crawlers.
Implementing LLMs.txt involves adding an LLMs.txt file to the root directory of the website, specifying policies like allowing or disallowing training, requiring attribution, and setting rate limits for crawling.
Major tech companies often allow training on public blog content, restrict documentation, and disallow training on premium content.