The core idea of the RSL agreement is to replace the traditional robots.txt file, which only provides simple instructions to either 'allow' or 'disallow' crawlers access. With RSL, publishers can set ...

A new licensing standard aims to let web publishers set the terms of how AI system developers use their work. On Wednesday, major brands like Reddit, Yahoo, Medium, Quora, and People Inc. announced ...

The internet's new standard, RSL, is a clever fix for a complex problem, and it just might give human creators a fighting chance in the AI economy.