The infrastructure and security giant of Cloudfare sounds the alarm and accuses the beginning of perplexity of not respecting the rules. Worse, she would use bypass to continue “Crowler” (“collecting”) the data in places that, however, have established blockages against generative AI.
To do this, your robot collecting data would ensure not taking into account the Robot.txt file present at certain sites. This provides instructions to the web robots, such as Google’s for your search engine, not to reach a particular page. This is mainly the case in sites that offer paid access, but this file is also on Wikipedia.
A costume to loot the web better
If that were just that, Cloudfare’s statements would not make much noise. But the company goes further and reveals the manipulations of perplexity so that it does not see in the eyes of the web. Specifically, perplexity would “disguise” in human, not to be seen. To do this, use a user agent in Chrome (which allows you to show a website according to certain criteria, for example, as a smartphone), while changing the IP address regularly to avoid blockages.
A serious accusation, which causes tacit confidence on the web, but that refutes perplexity. The beginning explains that your system operates to the user’s demand. Only the latter can ensure that a “harvest” takes place, even in an unauthorized place. He also explains that Cloudfare would have accused the company without a real basis, attributing that supposedly flights without being the case in reality. However, Perplexity’s defense is wobbly, especially when you know that the startup has already been accused of copying too much the websites on which he obtains to generate answers.
This issue falls into poor condition, while insistent rumors suggest that Apple could allow perplexity to build their game in artificial intelligence. Only here: the company behind the iPhone has so far highlighted a “healthy” and “ethical” AI that puts private life on a pedestal. Therefore, the perplexity collection methods, if confirmed, are in reverse to those of their potential buyer.
Source: BFM TV
