RFC 9969 - Report from the IAB Workshop on AI-CONTROL

• Status: Informational
• Published: May 2026
• Stream: IAB
• Authors: Mark Nottingham, Suresh Krishnan
• Workshop Dates: 19-20 September 2024

Abstract

The AI-CONTROL Workshop was convened by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) in September 2024. This report summarizes significant points of discussion and identifies topics that may warrant further consideration and work. It records workshop proceedings and participant views; those views do not necessarily reflect IAB views and positions.

Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 1.1. Chatham House Rule
• 1.2. Views Expressed in This Report
• 2. Workshop Scope and Discussion
• 2.1. Crawl Time vs. Inference Time
• 2.1.1. Multiple Uses for Crawl Data
• 2.1.2. Application of Preferences
• 2.2. Trust
• 2.3. Attachment
• 2.3.1. robots.txt (and Similar)
• 2.3.2. Embedding
• 2.3.3. Registries
• 2.4. Vocabulary
• 3. Conclusions
• 3.1. Potential Standards Work
• 3.1.1. Out of Initial Scope
• 4. IANA Considerations
• 5. Security Considerations
• 6. Informative References
• Appendix A. About the Workshop
• A.1. Agenda
• A.1.1. Thursday, 2024-09-19
• A.1.2. Friday, 2024-09-20
• A.2. Attendees
• IAB Members, Acknowledgements, and Authors

Related Resources

• Official Text: RFC 9969
• Official Page: RFC 9969 DataTracker
• Errata: RFC Editor Errata