Can text-native web fonts protect websites from AI companies scraping data?

OpenAI's development of AI scrapers has led to increased concerns about unauthorised data collection, with a recent open-source project, ShieldFont, emerging as a potential solution by changing the text that basic AI scrapers extract while preserving what people see. This means that website owners now have an additional tool to protect their content from being scraped by AI companies, which can help prevent their data from being used for AI model training without permission. The use of text-native web fonts like ShieldFont can make it more difficult for AI scrapers to extract accurate data, thereby reducing the risk of unauthorised data collection. To take advantage of this development, website owners can consider the following actionable tips: implement ShieldFont or similar solutions to protect their website's content, monitor their website's traffic and analytics to detect potential AI scraper activity, and regularly review and update their llms.txt files to ensure that they are effectively managing AI bot access to their site.