Bing index and Microsoft Copilot retrieval; almost never block.
Almost never block
Bingbot builds and refreshes the index behind Microsoft's AI answers. Blocking it is the most expensive mistake in AI SEO: you disappear from Microsoft citations while your training decision stays completely separate.
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https://github.com/ai-robots-txt/ai.robots.txt
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