ETHICS-2025 Session G1 - Panel: Scraping the Surface: Ethical Collection Practices in the Age of AI: ETHICS-2025 Special Session, Sunday, June 8 2025, 2:45 - 4:15 PM CDT.

The foundation of today's emerging technologies is data. Without it, artificial intelligence, self-driving cars, and other innovations could not exist. While much has been written and discussed about the use of data within AI models, until recently, there has been little focus on the manner in which data is collected- and more particularly, on the collection of data that data owners have made publicly available on the internet. This roundtable discussion, presented by the Alliance for Responsible Data Collection (ARDC), will address the issue of responsible data collection in the age of AI. Key points of discussion will include: navigating the ethical considerations of data collection, balancing innovation with regulation, and voluntary data collection standards.