Question 1

Does plos.org block AI crawlers?

Accepted Answer

No, plos.org does not block any AI crawlers in its robots.txt.

Question 2

Does plos.org block ChatGPT?

Accepted Answer

No, plos.org allows GPTBot (OpenAI's crawler) to access the site.

Question 3

Does plos.org block Claude?

Accepted Answer

No, plos.org allows ClaudeBot (Anthropic's crawler) to access the site.

Question 4

Does plos.org have an AI policy?

Accepted Answer

plos.org has a open AI policy as determined by its robots.txt rules. It blocks 0 AI crawlers.

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