From Bayou to Bot: Louisiana Lagniappe and the Ethical Implications of OpenAI's New GPTBot

Is OpenAI's newly-launched web crawler, GPTBot, boon, bane, or mix of both where AI marketing ethics is concerned?

I live in south Louisiana (Cajun country to be exact). I’m a transplant, but the natives here use the word "lagniappe," which in their vernacular means a little something extra.

Well, I want to provide some lagniappe for my partners — paid subscribers — in the form of an extra edition once per month. The content may vary, but it is always intended to inform and educate you about the marketing ethics of AI.

For this month’s lagniappe, let’s examine OpenAI's newly-launched web crawler, GPTBot, from an ethical perspective.