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Codeberg blocks LLM crawlers to protect open source code

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Lobsters ·

Codeberg, a Git hosting platform for free and open source software, has blocked AI crawlers from accessing its repositories. The move aims to prevent LLMs from training on code without permission. Codeberg argues that such use violates the ethical principles of the FLOSS community.

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The decision highlights growing tension between open source ideals and AI training practices, but blocking crawlers may not stop determined scrapers.
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