Last Updated on September 9, 2025 by Editorial Team Author(s): MD. SHARIF ALAM Originally published on Towards AI. Figure: Even as I write this piece about the ethical use of data and AI, the header image I used comes from the very kind of dataset practices I’m critiquing. This contradiction highlights how deeply embedded unconsented scraping and reuse of creative work has become in our digital ecosystem. How the Promise of Artificial Intelligence is Built on a Foundation of Stolen Dreams ...