Will evil AI scraping bots be the end of open access ?

This presentation, delivered by Niels Stern at the Oxford Forum of Open Scholarship (OxFOS), explores one of the most pressing questions in the open access ecosystem today: Will evil AI scraping bots be theend of open access? Thought‑provoking and forward‑looking, this session encourages participants to consider how open access can remain robust and ethical in a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence.The talk also invites participants to think beyond risk alone, and to imagine how open access can continue to evolve, adapt, and lead in an AI‑driven world.