AI data scraping is definitely a 21st century problem. As the AI revolution progresses, the endless need for scads of data to train modern AI systems shows no sign of slowing. Some AI companies are trying to source that data ethically, paying for access, like Google's deal with Reddit. But other AI companies aren't. Big names like Apple and LinkedIn, as well as AI specialists like Anthropic have been accused of "scraping" AI training data from online sources that really should be left untouched.