AnalysisBusinessOctober 5, 2026

Essay argues AI companies' scraping business model harms the web

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Cory Dransfeldt's essay calls AI firms "parasites," arguing they scrape the internet without compensation, train on the data, then sell metered access. It cites collapsed clickthroughs, overloaded infrastructure, and Reddit's data-licensing deals as evidence.

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