Monitoring data showed AI crawler requests growing fast, with AI crawler traffic on some content sites already exceeding classic search engine crawlers. Crawl frequency and bandwidth cost became new operational concerns.
Key facts
- AI crawler requests growing fast
- Already exceeds classic crawlers on some sites
- Crawl frequency puts pressure on servers
- Bandwidth cost became an operational concern
Big Share take
The tension from AI crawlers is direct: they may be your traffic source or just a cost. The difference is whether your content gets cited and whether the citation carries a link.
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