No AI Scraping Policy
A polite way of saying: don’t train your models on my work
The Short Version
You’re welcome to read, learn from, and share my content like a normal human.
You’re not welcome to scrape, extract, copy, or feed it into AI systems for training, fine-tuning, or dataset creation without permission.
That includes bots, crawlers, scripts, and anything pretending not to be one.
The Slightly Longer Version
We put time, thought, and actual experience into what I publish here.
Using automated systems to collect or repurpose that content for AI training or commercial use without permission is not allowed.
Specifically, you may not:
- Scrape or systematically extract content from this site
- Use my content to train or fine-tune AI models
- Store or redistribute our content in datasets
- Mirror large portions of this site elsewhere
If your system needs to read at scale, it needs permission first.
What’s Fine
No need to overthink it. Normal use is fine:
- Reading and sharing links
- Quoting small portions with proper credit
- Referencing ideas in your own words
If it looks like regular human behavior, you’re probably in the clear.
Why This Exists
AI models don’t build themselves, and I’m not interested in contributing my work to them by default.
I’ve been behind the scenes and know how it works.
If someone wants to use my content in that way, they can ask.
Want Permission?
If you have a legitimate use case, reach out.
I’ve got two email addresses I keep on the hip: hello@imjustinanderson.com and hello@justinandersonip.com
NO SPAM though. For real.
Be specific about:
- What you want to use
- How you plan to use it
- Whether it’s commercial
Clear requests get faster answers.
Enforcement (The Boring Part)
I reserve the right to:
- Block bots and IPs (Cry about it if you want)
- Restrict access to the site
- Take further action if necessary
- Block you if you decide to complain
I don’t wanna do any of that. So don’t make it necessary.
Final Note
If you’re building something interesting, I’m open to conversations. No free work. No “picking my brain” for free. No bullshit “let’s align” requests. I make a living just like you.
If you’re quietly vacuuming up content to train a model, this page is your sign to stop.