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GPTBot

OpenAI’s web crawler that collects public content which may be used to train its AI models.

OpenAI uses GPTBot for training, OAI-SearchBot for ChatGPT search and ChatGPT-User for user requests. Blocking GPTBot does not remove a site from ChatGPT search results.

GPTBot is one of the most blocked AI crawlers. Check your site with the AI Bot Checker.

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