ChatGPT-User
Operated by OpenAI. Last seen today.
What is ChatGPT-User?
About
ChatGPT-User is dispatched by OpenAI's ChatGPT in response to user prompts. Its answers will usually contain a summary of the content on the website, along with a reference link.
Detail
| Website | https://openai.com/bot |
Type
AI Assistant
Intelligently performs tasks on behalf of a user
Expected Behavior
AI Assistants generally make one-off visits to websites based on user requests, rather than crawling the web in any automatic fashion.
Insights
Other Websites
Access Control
Should I Block ChatGPT-User?
Probably not. AI assistants visit websites directly on behalf of human users, so blocking them will effectively block those users. This could lead to a poor user experience and possible negative sentiment about your website. Not blocking AI assistants will allow more human users to use your website as they choose.
Using Robots.txt
| User Agent Token | Description |
|---|---|
ChatGPT-User |
Should match instances of ChatGPT-User |
You can block ChatGPT-User or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt.
# robots.txt
# This blocks ChatGPT-User
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Disallow: /