Article URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/university-libraries-ai-data-scraping-bots-9.7408287 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50392499 Points: 3 # Comments: 0. Academic libraries are fighting off swarms of data-scraping bots — that are slowing or crashing sites meant for students, researchers and the public — as AI companies continue hunting for content.