Rupert Murdoch’s Dow Jones and New York Post sue AI firm for ‘illegal copying’
by Reuters from Technology | The Guardian on (#6RMSX)
Publishers file suit against Perplexity AI, accusing startup of brazen scheme' and freeriding on valuable content'
The media baron Rupert Murdoch's Dow Jones and the New York Post filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI on Monday, claiming the artificial intelligence startup engages in a massive amount of illegal copying" of their copyrighted work.
The lawsuit is the latest salvo in a bitter ongoing battle between publishers and tech companies over how the latter may use copyrighted content without authorization to build and operate their AI systems.
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