I've been brainstorming a way to create a website that can't be indexed or copied easily by AI or other automated systems. My idea involves using a generated font where every character is mapped to a random Unicode character. Essentially, while the content appears normal to human readers, the actual text becomes a mixed-up sequence of Unicode characters that scrapers wouldn't understand, making it a challenge for them to process. I'm curious if this approach could effectively stop AI training and indexing, and if there are any potential downsides to it.
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Yes, this method would likely hinder AI training and indexing. However, if it became widely adopted, scrapers might adapt to decode the text. Additionally, it could create accessibility issues, as anyone relying on standard text processing would struggle to access the content, especially if there were CSS issues that made the site unreadable.
On a smaller scale, it's unlikely that anyone would bother to create a tool just to index your site. You could also randomize the font mapping daily and update the content to match, making it even tougher to scrape. But keep in mind, accessibility might take a hit for anything that can't visually process the text.