Thanks Simon. Admit to being naive to think this is something new, but AI as a refined tool seems to be suddenly everywhere.
To be honest Richard, in my limited understanding of the way AI is being used by the major players, they don't need to register to harvest the information they require to improve the knowledge base of their programs. Just like the 'spiders bots' that constantly scan for new content, AI programs do the same but as far more clever with how they process what they find. Although sections of TM are closed unless the viewer is registered, there is a lot of information that is constantly being scanned because it is open to guests as well as users.
As I type this, there are 12 registered members online but 75 guests and 8 'bots' (the majority being Bing (Microsoft), 2 from Google and one from DotBot)
