The way Meta is doing it is by running a bunch of mini instances, running real web browsers (just like you), and their AI scraps from within the browser. Each mini instance also has a unique IP and some random browser history to help it pass as human. The AI can also simulate random mouse movements and bypass (solve) Captcha.
However, the good news, at least for now, is it is slower than the traditional scraping method. And thankfully, most of the other AIs out there do not yet go to such extremes. It is costing Meta a fortunate to run their little pilot program.
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Meta's AI has already overcome this.
The way Meta is doing it is by running a bunch of mini instances, running real web browsers (just like you), and their AI scraps from within the browser. Each mini instance also has a unique IP and some random browser history to help it pass as human. The AI can also simulate random mouse movements and bypass (solve) Captcha.
However, the good news, at least for now, is it is slower than the traditional scraping method. And thankfully, most of the other AIs out there do not yet go to such extremes. It is costing Meta a fortunate to run their little pilot program.