Blocking the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine does not prevent AI companies from gathering training data.

Brewster Kahle of the Internet Archive makes the case for web preservation in The Atlantic. 🌐 In The Internet Needs A Memory, Kahle explains why blocking the Wayback Machine won’t stop AI. It will only make the public record harder to preserve. Read it 👉 https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/10/blocking-internet-archive-will-not-stop-ai/689065/?gift=1ga2TvL-DbuHDQIcYF7oR15xFrw9Q69up_lZIfXDr8Y @brewsterkahle

Brewster Kahle argues against news sites blocking the Internet Archive from archiving their sites. “Impeding the Wayback Machine’s preservation work will not prevent powerful AI companies from gathering training data.” https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/10/blocking-internet-archive-will-not-stop-ai/689065?gift=j9r7avb6p-KY8zdjhsiSZ1AS4fIdqjHOc9xe3O3gHT8