Ask HN: How do I prevent AI from reading/training off my content?

5 blindriver 4 7/20/2025, 9:55:55 PM

How can I prevent AI (ChatGPT, etc) from reading and training on the blog posts, reddit posts, or code that I post online like on Github?

Is there a license that I can use that specifically prohibits AI companies from reading and training off my content? Or do I need to put my content behind a login?

Comments (4)

al_borland · 11h ago

We’ve seen time and time again and that AI companies won’t respect any license you may use. When it comes to platforms you don’t own (Reddit, GitHub, etc), you don’t have much control in the matter.

Stop sharing stuff online, or if you do, put it behind some kind of login where you control the platform. Of course that that point you might as well just host stuff in a home lab without access to the public internet.

toomuchtodo · 13h ago

Cloudflare or login gate.

https://blog.cloudflare.com/declaring-your-aindependence-blo...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40865627

jrflowers · 12h ago

Don’t put it online

ivape · 1h ago

This. Get off the grid.

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Ask HN: How do I prevent AI from reading/training off my content?

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