From: The IESG <iesg-secretary@ietf.org>
To: IETF-Announce <ietf-announce@ietf.org>
Cc: ai-control@ietf.org
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Subject: WG Review: AI Preferences (aipref)
A new IETF WG has been proposed in the Web and Internet Transport. The IESG
has not made any determination yet. The following draft charter was
submitted, and is provided for informational purposes only. Please send your
comments to the IESG mailing list (iesg@ietf.org) by 2024-12-15.
AI Preferences (aipref)
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Current status: Proposed WG
Chairs:
TBD
Assigned Area Director:
Zaheduzzaman Sarker <zahed.sarker.ietf@gmail.com>
Web and Internet Transport Directors:
Francesca Palombini <francesca.palombini@ericsson.com>
Zaheduzzaman Sarker <zahed.sarker.ietf@gmail.com>
Mailing list:
Address: ai-control@ietf.org
To subscribe: https://mailman3.ietf.org/mailman3/lists/ai-control.ietf.org/
Archive: https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/browse/ai-control/
Group page: https://datatracker.ietf.org/group/aipref/
Charter: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/charter-ietf-aipref/
The AI Preferences Working Group will standardize building blocks that allow
for the expression of preferences about how content is collected and
processed for Artificial Intelligence (AI) model development, deployment, and
use.
There are many ways that preferences regarding content might be expressed.
The Working Group will focus on attaching preferences to content either by
including preferences in content metadata or by signaling preferences using
the protocol that delivers content.
The Working Group will deliver:
- A vocabulary for expressing AI-related preferences, independent of how
those preferences are associated with content. - A means of attaching or
associating those preferences with content in IETF-defined protocols and
formats, including but not limited to using Well-Known URIs (RFC 8615) such
as the Robots Exclusion Protocol (RFC 9309), and HTTP response header
fields. - A method for reconciling multiple expressions of preferences.
The working group is expected to liaise as appropriate with:
- International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) and the PLUS
Coalition, regarding attachment in formats controlled by these bodies -
WHATWG and/or W3C, regarding attachment in HTML and other formats controlled
by these bodies - Other bodies responsible for content formats, as
appropriate
Liaisons are intended to aid the incorporation into protocols, mechanisms,
frameworks and content formats developed and controlled by external bodies.
The following topics are out of scope for this charter:
- Technical enforcement of preferences
- Authenticating or authorising clients and/or crawlers
- Establishment of registries of preferences relating to content
- Auditing and other transparency measures for AI training
Milestones:
Aug 2025 - A standard track specification describing vocabulary for
expressing AI-related preferences to the IESG for publication
Aug 2025 - Standard track protocol specification(s) to associate the
AI-related preferences to the IESG for publication
WG action announcement
WG Action Announcement
From: The IESG <iesg-secretary@ietf.org>
To: IETF-Announce <ietf-announce@ietf.org>
Cc: The IESG <iesg@ietf.org>,
ai-control@ietf.org,
aipref-chairs@ietf.org
Subject: WG Action: Formed AI Preferences (aipref)
A new IETF WG has been formed in the Web and Internet Transport. For
additional information, please contact the Area Directors or the WG Chairs.
AI Preferences (aipref)
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Current status: Proposed WG
Chairs:
Suresh Krishnan <suresh.krishnan@gmail.com>
Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net>
Assigned Area Director:
Zaheduzzaman Sarker <zahed.sarker.ietf@gmail.com>
Web and Internet Transport Directors:
Francesca Palombini <francesca.palombini@ericsson.com>
Zaheduzzaman Sarker <zahed.sarker.ietf@gmail.com>
Mailing list:
Address: ai-control@ietf.org
To subscribe: https://mailman3.ietf.org/mailman3/lists/ai-control.ietf.org/
Archive: https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/browse/ai-control/
Group page: https://datatracker.ietf.org/group/aipref/
Charter: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/charter-ietf-aipref/
The AI Preferences Working Group will standardize building blocks that allow
for the expression of preferences about how content is collected and
processed for Artificial Intelligence (AI) model development, deployment, and
use.
There are many ways that preferences regarding content might be expressed.
The Working Group will focus on attaching preferences to content either by
including preferences in content metadata or by signaling preferences using
the protocol that delivers content.
The Working Group will deliver:
- A standard track document covering vocabulary for expressing AI-related
preferences, independent of how those preferences are associated with
content. - Standard track document(s) describing means of attaching or
associating those preferences with content in IETF-defined protocols and
formats, including but not limited to using Well-Known URIs (RFC 8615) such
as the Robots Exclusion Protocol (RFC 9309), and HTTP response header
fields. - A standard method for reconciling multiple expressions of
preferences.
The working group is expected to liaise as appropriate with:
- International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) and the PLUS
Coalition, regarding attachment in formats controlled by these bodies -
WHATWG and/or W3C, regarding attachment in HTML and other formats controlled
by these bodies - Other bodies responsible for content formats, as
appropriate
Liaisons are intended to aid the incorporation into protocols, mechanisms,
frameworks and content formats developed and controlled by external bodies.
The following topics are out of scope for this charter:
- Technical enforcement of preferences
- Application layer protocols for authenticating or authorizing clients
and/or crawlers - Establishment of registries of preferences relating to
content - Auditing and other transparency measures for AI training
Milestones:
Aug 2025 - A standard track specification describing vocabulary for
expressing AI-related preferences to the IESG for publication
Aug 2025 - Standard track protocol specification(s) to associate the
AI-related preferences to the IESG for publication