How to Block Google from Using Your Content for AI Training

Google-Extended is a robots.txt directive used to control whether Google can use your site’s content for AI training — without impacting your eligibility to appear in Google Search. In this short, Matthew Edgar explains what Google-Extended does, how it differs from real user agents, and why you will never see Google-Extended in your log files when analyzing crawl activity. Understanding these distinctions is essential for managing AI training permissions and modern crawl behavior. Follow for more technical SEO & AI search tips. #TechnicalSEO #AISEO #RobotsTxt #GoogleExtended #SearchVisibility #WebsiteOptimization #Elementive