Ask HN: Why Are We Fighting AI Scrapers If the Internet Is Meant to Be Public?

Cloudflare launched “AI Labyrinth” — traps for AI scrapers: fake AI-generated pages that confuse bots and burn their resources.

But… what’s the point? Can someone explain this to me? Why are we trying to make it harder for AIs to access public info humans can find anyway? We’ll get there either way.