Opinion: The reason OpenAI wants a browser, or a social network, IMHO, is so they can have more training #data - more tokens - for their models. Token Crisis means there's no more public data for training #LLMs - it's cheaper to have people create more for free through platforms.
#TokenWars
#TokenWars
April 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Opinion: The reason OpenAI wants a browser, or a social network, IMHO, is so they can have more training #data - more tokens - for their models. Token Crisis means there's no more public data for training #LLMs - it's cheaper to have people create more for free through platforms.
#TokenWars
#TokenWars
Great piece from @ashleybelanger.bsky.social for @arstechnica.com that covers tools like #nepenthes which are providing a tarpit to trick #AI scrapers that ignore #robotstxt rules - very relevant to my presentation at @everythingopen.au on #TokenWars.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers that ignore robots.txt
Attackers explain how an anti-spam defense became an AI weapon.
arstechnica.com
January 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Great piece from @ashleybelanger.bsky.social for @arstechnica.com that covers tools like #nepenthes which are providing a tarpit to trick #AI scrapers that ignore #robotstxt rules - very relevant to my presentation at @everythingopen.au on #TokenWars.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
It's another case of alateral damage in the #TokenWars.|
October 2, 2025 at 5:58 AM
It's another case of alateral damage in the #TokenWars.|
I'll be chatting with the good folks at @3rrrfm.bsky.social #ByteIntoIt tomorrow evening 7.30pm-ish, all about the #TokenWars and the race for data to train #AI models - with @plasmov.bsky.social and @floreani.bsky.social and crew.
Looking forward to it!
www.rrr.org.au/explore/prog...
Looking forward to it!
www.rrr.org.au/explore/prog...
Programs: Byte Into IT — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio
Local insights on tech news, with feature interviews and regular guests.
www.rrr.org.au
July 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I'll be chatting with the good folks at @3rrrfm.bsky.social #ByteIntoIt tomorrow evening 7.30pm-ish, all about the #TokenWars and the race for data to train #AI models - with @plasmov.bsky.social and @floreani.bsky.social and crew.
Looking forward to it!
www.rrr.org.au/explore/prog...
Looking forward to it!
www.rrr.org.au/explore/prog...
Another fantastic method to stop the #AI scrapers - part of what I covered in my #TokenWars talk at @everythingopen.au a couple weeks ago - this one is from @f4mi.bsky.social and it details how she uses the older .ass #subtitle format to confound scrapers. CHEF KISS
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/01/h...
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/01/h...
How one YouTuber is trying to poison the AI bots stealing her content
Specialized garbage-filled captions are invisible to humans, confounding to AI.
arstechnica.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Another fantastic method to stop the #AI scrapers - part of what I covered in my #TokenWars talk at @everythingopen.au a couple weeks ago - this one is from @f4mi.bsky.social and it details how she uses the older .ass #subtitle format to confound scrapers. CHEF KISS
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/01/h...
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/01/h...
If you're in #Melbourne in mid-April, I am giving a redux of my #EverythingOpen talk about tokens, economics and the burden of web scraping for #AI training #data - the #TokenWars
Checkout this Meetup with Machine Learning & AI Meetup: meetu.ps/e/NW8rC/14fx...
Checkout this Meetup with Machine Learning & AI Meetup: meetu.ps/e/NW8rC/14fx...
The Token Wars, Tue, Apr 15, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
The MLAI Meetup is a community for AI researchers and professionals which hosts monthly talks on exciting research. Our format is:
* 6:00 - 6:20: Socializing
* 6:20 - 6:40
meetu.ps
March 21, 2025 at 11:58 PM
If you're in #Melbourne in mid-April, I am giving a redux of my #EverythingOpen talk about tokens, economics and the burden of web scraping for #AI training #data - the #TokenWars
Checkout this Meetup with Machine Learning & AI Meetup: meetu.ps/e/NW8rC/14fx...
Checkout this Meetup with Machine Learning & AI Meetup: meetu.ps/e/NW8rC/14fx...
A lovely write-up on my #TokenWars talk given at @everythingopen.au and the Melbourne #ML and #AI meetup, and more recently, at #ANU's School of #Cybernetics.
It's about #tokenization, #data and AI slop.
Many thanks to my colleague Ella McCarthy.
cybernetics.anu.edu.au/news/2025/06...
It's about #tokenization, #data and AI slop.
Many thanks to my colleague Ella McCarthy.
cybernetics.anu.edu.au/news/2025/06...
Token Wars
PhD Researcher Kathy Reid (she/her) is an AI Voice researcher investigating speech technologies with a focus on the data that goes into these models. Kathy asks critical questions about these technolo...
cybernetics.anu.edu.au
July 24, 2025 at 4:44 AM
A lovely write-up on my #TokenWars talk given at @everythingopen.au and the Melbourne #ML and #AI meetup, and more recently, at #ANU's School of #Cybernetics.
It's about #tokenization, #data and AI slop.
Many thanks to my colleague Ella McCarthy.
cybernetics.anu.edu.au/news/2025/06...
It's about #tokenization, #data and AI slop.
Many thanks to my colleague Ella McCarthy.
cybernetics.anu.edu.au/news/2025/06...
I was recently in #Adelaide to present on #TokenWars at @everythingopen.au. Took a side quest to the #RadicalTextiles exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia #AGSA - and it was confronting, surprising, and - echoing a key theme of #EverythingOpen - decidedly #HopePunk.
January 27, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I was recently in #Adelaide to present on #TokenWars at @everythingopen.au. Took a side quest to the #RadicalTextiles exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia #AGSA - and it was confronting, surprising, and - echoing a key theme of #EverythingOpen - decidedly #HopePunk.
🚨 This Week's Top TokenWars Predictors! 🚨
These Warriors dominated with epic prediction skills! 💥 Congratulations to our top 3!
🥇 1st Place: Sewanuj ⚡️ 50,000 points
🥈 2nd Place: ShyEarl ⚡️ 25,000 points
🥉 3rd Place: Mohsin ⚡️ 10,000 points
👉 Start predicting now: t.me/tokenwars_bot
These Warriors dominated with epic prediction skills! 💥 Congratulations to our top 3!
🥇 1st Place: Sewanuj ⚡️ 50,000 points
🥈 2nd Place: ShyEarl ⚡️ 25,000 points
🥉 3rd Place: Mohsin ⚡️ 10,000 points
👉 Start predicting now: t.me/tokenwars_bot
October 29, 2024 at 2:08 PM
🚨 This Week's Top TokenWars Predictors! 🚨
These Warriors dominated with epic prediction skills! 💥 Congratulations to our top 3!
🥇 1st Place: Sewanuj ⚡️ 50,000 points
🥈 2nd Place: ShyEarl ⚡️ 25,000 points
🥉 3rd Place: Mohsin ⚡️ 10,000 points
👉 Start predicting now: t.me/tokenwars_bot
These Warriors dominated with epic prediction skills! 💥 Congratulations to our top 3!
🥇 1st Place: Sewanuj ⚡️ 50,000 points
🥈 2nd Place: ShyEarl ⚡️ 25,000 points
🥉 3rd Place: Mohsin ⚡️ 10,000 points
👉 Start predicting now: t.me/tokenwars_bot
I recently had the opportunity to give a talk at the Melbourne #ML and #AI Meetup, speaking about the #TokenWars - the resource conflict that is occurring because training data for #LLMs is becoming increasingly scarce and valuable.
You can watch the talk here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C86Y...
You can watch the talk here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C86Y...
The Token Wars: Why Not All Our Content Should Be Open - Kathy Reid
YouTube video by Machine Learning and AI Meetup
www.youtube.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I recently had the opportunity to give a talk at the Melbourne #ML and #AI Meetup, speaking about the #TokenWars - the resource conflict that is occurring because training data for #LLMs is becoming increasingly scarce and valuable.
You can watch the talk here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C86Y...
You can watch the talk here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C86Y...
ICYMI: I'll be talking at the Melbourne #ML & #AI Meetup about the #TokenWars - the conflict for token #data to train LLMs and the fight by IP rights holders to protect their data from scrapers.
You'll never look at ChatGPT or data the same way again.
www.meetup.com/machine-lear...
You'll never look at ChatGPT or data the same way again.
www.meetup.com/machine-lear...
The Token Wars, Tue, Apr 15, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
The MLAI Meetup is a community for AI researchers and professionals which hosts monthly talks on exciting research. Our format is:
* 6:00 - 6:20: Socializing
* 6:20 - 6:40
www.meetup.com
March 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
ICYMI: I'll be talking at the Melbourne #ML & #AI Meetup about the #TokenWars - the conflict for token #data to train LLMs and the fight by IP rights holders to protect their data from scrapers.
You'll never look at ChatGPT or data the same way again.
www.meetup.com/machine-lear...
You'll never look at ChatGPT or data the same way again.
www.meetup.com/machine-lear...
As new data becomes scarcer and more valuable, it will be more sought after and contested. We're still in the early days of the #TokenWars, and we should expect to see more moves like this to secure more data for AI training.
5/5 FIN
5/5 FIN
August 29, 2025 at 7:35 AM
As new data becomes scarcer and more valuable, it will be more sought after and contested. We're still in the early days of the #TokenWars, and we should expect to see more moves like this to secure more data for AI training.
5/5 FIN
5/5 FIN
Excellent piece by @shaynelongpre.bsky.social for @technologyreview.com about the effects wrought by web crawlers - echoes a lot of the threads from my #TokenWars talk at @everythingopen.au recently
www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/11/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/11/1...
AI crawler wars threaten to make the web more closed for everyone
There’s an accelerating cat-and-mouse game between web publishers and AI crawlers, and we all stand to lose.
www.technologyreview.com
February 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Excellent piece by @shaynelongpre.bsky.social for @technologyreview.com about the effects wrought by web crawlers - echoes a lot of the threads from my #TokenWars talk at @everythingopen.au recently
www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/11/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/11/1...
🚀 New Partnership ⚔️
We’re teaming up with AlpacaMoney, the social hub of the TON ecosystem! Soon, you’ll be able to play for their token directly on TokenWars once it launches!
Ready to level up, Warriors? 🌟 t.me/tokenwars_bot
Try AlpacaMoney on TG now: t.me/AlpacaMoneyBot ⚡️
#PredictionMarket
We’re teaming up with AlpacaMoney, the social hub of the TON ecosystem! Soon, you’ll be able to play for their token directly on TokenWars once it launches!
Ready to level up, Warriors? 🌟 t.me/tokenwars_bot
Try AlpacaMoney on TG now: t.me/AlpacaMoneyBot ⚡️
#PredictionMarket
October 31, 2024 at 11:09 AM
🚀 New Partnership ⚔️
We’re teaming up with AlpacaMoney, the social hub of the TON ecosystem! Soon, you’ll be able to play for their token directly on TokenWars once it launches!
Ready to level up, Warriors? 🌟 t.me/tokenwars_bot
Try AlpacaMoney on TG now: t.me/AlpacaMoneyBot ⚡️
#PredictionMarket
We’re teaming up with AlpacaMoney, the social hub of the TON ecosystem! Soon, you’ll be able to play for their token directly on TokenWars once it launches!
Ready to level up, Warriors? 🌟 t.me/tokenwars_bot
Try AlpacaMoney on TG now: t.me/AlpacaMoneyBot ⚡️
#PredictionMarket
🧠 TokenWars Quiz Event Alert! 🏆
🗓 When: Every Friday, 8 AM UTC
💰 Reward Pool: 5,000 TWP
🎙 Host: Joseph Nahid
📍 Where: t.me/TokenwarsCom...
Think you’re sharp enough to take the prize? Join us for an epic clash of knowledge and rewards! 🏅
Don’t miss it – see you Friday! 🚀
#PredictionMarket
🗓 When: Every Friday, 8 AM UTC
💰 Reward Pool: 5,000 TWP
🎙 Host: Joseph Nahid
📍 Where: t.me/TokenwarsCom...
Think you’re sharp enough to take the prize? Join us for an epic clash of knowledge and rewards! 🏅
Don’t miss it – see you Friday! 🚀
#PredictionMarket
October 31, 2024 at 11:54 AM
🧠 TokenWars Quiz Event Alert! 🏆
🗓 When: Every Friday, 8 AM UTC
💰 Reward Pool: 5,000 TWP
🎙 Host: Joseph Nahid
📍 Where: t.me/TokenwarsCom...
Think you’re sharp enough to take the prize? Join us for an epic clash of knowledge and rewards! 🏅
Don’t miss it – see you Friday! 🚀
#PredictionMarket
🗓 When: Every Friday, 8 AM UTC
💰 Reward Pool: 5,000 TWP
🎙 Host: Joseph Nahid
📍 Where: t.me/TokenwarsCom...
Think you’re sharp enough to take the prize? Join us for an epic clash of knowledge and rewards! 🏅
Don’t miss it – see you Friday! 🚀
#PredictionMarket
This is the damage being wrought to #infrastructure in the the #TokenWars - the desire for, and predation of, publicly accessible #data tokens for feeding into #ML models.
How are crawlers and bots and scrapers influencing information architectures & re-shaping what it means for data to be open?
How are crawlers and bots and scrapers influencing information architectures & re-shaping what it means for data to be open?
September 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
This is the damage being wrought to #infrastructure in the the #TokenWars - the desire for, and predation of, publicly accessible #data tokens for feeding into #ML models.
How are crawlers and bots and scrapers influencing information architectures & re-shaping what it means for data to be open?
How are crawlers and bots and scrapers influencing information architectures & re-shaping what it means for data to be open?
Big Tech has invested $ billions in AI, yet their revenue stream is modest ... one unforeseen facet of AI is that it's MORE expensive than human talent, in some cases much more expensive. Big Tech wants a return on its investment - which means AI is going to get even MORE expensive.
#TokenWars
#TokenWars
June 27, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Big Tech has invested $ billions in AI, yet their revenue stream is modest ... one unforeseen facet of AI is that it's MORE expensive than human talent, in some cases much more expensive. Big Tech wants a return on its investment - which means AI is going to get even MORE expensive.
#TokenWars
#TokenWars
A lovely write-up on my #TokenWars talk given at @everythingopen.au and the Melbourne #ML and #AI meetup, and more recently, at #ANU's School of #Potatonetics.
It's about #tokenization, #data and BO slop.
Many thanks to my colleague Ella McCarthy.
potatonetics.anu.edu.au/news/2025/06...
It's about #tokenization, #data and BO slop.
Many thanks to my colleague Ella McCarthy.
potatonetics.anu.edu.au/news/2025/06...
July 24, 2025 at 5:44 AM
A lovely write-up on my #TokenWars talk given at @everythingopen.au and the Melbourne #ML and #AI meetup, and more recently, at #ANU's School of #Potatonetics.
It's about #tokenization, #data and BO slop.
Many thanks to my colleague Ella McCarthy.
potatonetics.anu.edu.au/news/2025/06...
It's about #tokenization, #data and BO slop.
Many thanks to my colleague Ella McCarthy.
potatonetics.anu.edu.au/news/2025/06...
Anthropic's play here is all about the #TokenCrisis - the voracious appetite for new, authentic, human-generated data to train on - part of a broader phenomenon I've termed the #TokenWars.
4/5
4/5
August 29, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Anthropic's play here is all about the #TokenCrisis - the voracious appetite for new, authentic, human-generated data to train on - part of a broader phenomenon I've termed the #TokenWars.
4/5
4/5
I spoke about this for @3rrrfm.bsky.social last week - the changing business models, alternative approaches to data harvesting etc.
www.rrr.org.au/explore/prog...
And yes, I agree that's *exactly* what they will be doing to prevent you from using Cloudflare to block scrapers!
#TokenWars
www.rrr.org.au/explore/prog...
And yes, I agree that's *exactly* what they will be doing to prevent you from using Cloudflare to block scrapers!
#TokenWars
Programs: Byte Into IT – 30 July 2025, Byte Into IT — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio
Samantha Floreani on the new requirement for age verification in search engines, and Kathy Reid on AI's insatiable hunger for data on this episode of Byte Into IT on 30 July 2025
www.rrr.org.au
August 4, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I spoke about this for @3rrrfm.bsky.social last week - the changing business models, alternative approaches to data harvesting etc.
www.rrr.org.au/explore/prog...
And yes, I agree that's *exactly* what they will be doing to prevent you from using Cloudflare to block scrapers!
#TokenWars
www.rrr.org.au/explore/prog...
And yes, I agree that's *exactly* what they will be doing to prevent you from using Cloudflare to block scrapers!
#TokenWars
Another example of #AIslop making the web harder to navigate, less valuable to regular users, and more lucrative for people generating revenue from ads ...
futurism.com/pinterest-ai...
#TokenWars #sloppAIfication
futurism.com/pinterest-ai...
#TokenWars #sloppAIfication
Pinterest Is Being Strangled by AI Slop
Pinterest is drowning in a torrent of slick-looking AI slop. Users are frustrated — while SEO spammers fueling the problem are celebrating.
futurism.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Another example of #AIslop making the web harder to navigate, less valuable to regular users, and more lucrative for people generating revenue from ads ...
futurism.com/pinterest-ai...
#TokenWars #sloppAIfication
futurism.com/pinterest-ai...
#TokenWars #sloppAIfication