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Should I block GPTBot?

Quick Summary

Block GPTBot if you want to optical-out of LLM training. Allow it if you want ChatGPT to search and recommend your business.

Detailed Explanation

Blocking GPTBot prevents OpenAI from indexing your content to train models, but it can also limit your visibility in real-time ChatGPT recommendations. If you want citations, keep your rules permissive while tracking crawler behaviors with AIReady.

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