Ariel Shulman — Chief Product Officer, Bright Data
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The key principle is that if the information is available publicly, it can be collected lawfully… there’s a famous quote from the… trial that we had against X, Twitter at the time. Uh, where the judge basically told the lawyer, and I quote, ‘You do not own the internet.’
What does Ariel Shulman say on The Agile Brand with Greg Kihlström?
Ariel Shulman, Chief Product Officer, Bright Data, says: This interview with Ariel Shulman, Chief Product Officer at Bright Data, explains why real-time public web data is foundational for AI-driven marketing. Shulman argues that AI agents synthesize third-party content to shape customer decisions, creating a need for comprehensive data infrastructure, generative optimization (GO), and ethical collection practices. He outlines the technical scale challenges of reliable web data collection and clarifies legal precedents supporting the lawful use of publicly accessible information.
From: The Agile Brand with Greg Kihlström
Cite as: Ariel Shulman. (2026). On The Agile Brand with Greg Kihlström. Retrieved from https://research.agilebrandguide.com/insights/ariel-shulman-the-key-principle-is-that-if-the-information-is-available-pu