We scored 172 bots on behavioral conduct. OpenAI came in last.
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We built an observation network to measure how bots and AI agents actually behave when they visit websites. Not what they say they do. We scored 172+ operators. The results were not what we expected. The finding On April 17, 2026, OpenAI s GPTBot visited our network. In a single session: 39 requests in 51 seconds 8 behavioral violations in a 14-second window All from IP 74.7.241.33, verified against OpenAI s own published ranges at Conduct score: 0 out of 100. Rating: hostile. The contrast X Corp s TwitterBot visited the same network. Same pages available. Same exclusion signals in place.