AI crawler — An AI crawler is any automated program that visits websites on behalf of an AI/SI company. Some collect training data, and others fetch pages to answer questions in real time. Website owners can manage AI crawlers through robots.txt and similar tools. The AI Bot Activity Report shows which AI crawlers visit a website.

Added October 21, 2026

AI crawler — An AI crawler is an automated program that visits websites to collect content for AI companies. Some crawlers gather training data, while others fetch pages to answer questions in real time. Website owners manage them through robots.txt. Their traffic has grown sharply as AI use has spread.

Added October 21, 2026