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AI Training Opt Out: One robots.txt Rule for Google and Bing

AI training opt out gets one shared robots.txt rule in 2027. Who honors __usage_ai-training, what it won’t block, and the exact lines to add now.

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THE GARAGE

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RPM — Campaigns Live

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BOOST — Avg. ROAS

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SPEED — Conversion Signal

A metaphor for how the campaigns get tuned — not live telemetry.