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IETF works on building blocks to let websites declare if crawlers can take their content for traininy:

Right now, AI vendors use a confusing array of non-standard signals in the robots.txt file (defined by RFC 9309) and elsewhere to guide their crawling and training decisions. As a result, authors and publishers lose confidence that their preferences will be adhered to, and resort to measures like blocking their IP addresses.

(From: IETF | IETF setting standards for AI preferences)

In a blog post, W3C's new CEO Seth Dobbs outlines a focus on putting people first. He explains global standards, like the W3C's, are essential to:

[ensure technologies] are accessible by all, secure, maintain privacy, respect the planet, and work anywhere in the world