Tech companies utilizing artificial intelligence web crawlers are disregarding internet protocol by ignoring hidden stop signs intended for bots. This behavior is disrupting the traditional rules of the internet, leading to potential chaos in the online world. Despite the long-standing practice of using a robots.txt file to designate areas off-limits to bots, AI companies are defiantly scraping data from these restricted zones. This defiance has prompted websites to add AI companies to the file, requesting them to refrain from scraping certain areas — a request that the AI industry is largely ignoring. This disregard for internet norms poses a threat to the open-web-based order, potentially leading to a more closed-off internet landscape. As AI companies continue to prioritize data collection over respecting boundaries, the future of internet access for all users is at risk. This issue has sparked concerns in Silicon Valley about the distribution of wealth generated by AI technologies, underscoring the need for a reevaluation of the balance between innovation and privacy rights.