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Publishers want Congress to stop AI bots pretending to be human

The proposed Stealth Bot Prohibition Act would target deceptive access and require disclosure of what crawlers intend to do with content.

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Paying $200 for ChatGPT Pro? Your old usage allowance expires this month

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