# ai.txt — What's The Damage
# Published: 2026-04-18
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# accessing content on whatsthedamage.com.au.

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# ── Retrieval & citation ──
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# generative responses, provided a link to the source page is included.
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Allow: citation
Allow: summarisation

# ── Training ──
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# not presented as model-generated without source, and derivative datasets
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# ── Prohibited ──
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Last-Updated: 2026-04-18