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We fetched 104 AI-built sites the way GPTBot does. 61% were empty.

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On 20 September 2026 we fetched 120 sites made with AI app builders the way AI crawlers do: plain HTTP, no JavaScript. 61% of the live ones were empty. The data, the control group and the fixes. On 20 September 2026 we fetched 120 websites built with AI app builders the way GPTBot, ClaudeBot and Pe…

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  1. 2026-10-17 20:01 · DEV Community — AI
    We fetched 104 AI-built sites the way GPTBot does. 61% were empty.

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