Maybe I’m naive about this, but I didn’t expect AI scrapers to be that big of a load? I mean, it’s not that they need to scrape the same at 1000+ QPS, and even then I wouldn’t expect them to download all media and images either?

What am I missing that explains the gap between this and “constant DDoS” of the site?

While I do sympathetize with the AI DDoS situation, it'd be nice if there were a solution that allows them to work so they can pull official docs.

For instance, MCP, static sites that are easy to scale, a cache in front of a dynamic site engine

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I highly doubt there is no other technically feasible option to block the AI bots. You end up blocking not just bots, but many humans too. When I clicked on the link and the bot block came up, I just clicked back. I think HN posts should have warnings when the site blocks you from seeing it until you somehow, maybe, prove you are human.