LLM.txt files offer no actual SEO value for content creators. Duane Forrester, former Bing executive and founder of UnboundAnswers.com, explains why these files are "total trash" since all AI crawlers already follow standard robots.txt protocols. He details how Creative Commons bot handles most AI training data collection, making additional file formats unnecessary, and provides guidance on proper robots.txt syntax to avoid blocking beneficial AI crawlers from accessing content.
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