Fighting the AI Data Licensing Dystopia

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This essay summarizes Kraemer 2025 Session 11 and examines how we have arrived at the brink of an “AI data licensing dystopia.” It argues for leveraging fair use and open access to nurture human creativity and democratic oversight.