New York Times Sues A.I. Start-Up Perplexity Over Use of Copyrighted Work - The New York Times

Filed in federal court on Friday, the suit joins more than 40 other court disputes between copyright holders and A.I. companies. By Cade Metz and Michael M. Grynbaum Cade Metz reported from San Francisco, and Michael M. Grynbaum from New York. The New York Times claimed in a lawsuit on Friday that its copyrights were repeatedly violated by Perplexity, an artificial intelligence start-up that has built a cutting-edge internet search engine. The Times said in its lawsuit that it had contacted Perplexity several times over the past 18 months, demanding that the start-up stop using the publication’s content until the two companies negotiated an agreement. But Perplexity continued to use The Times’s material. The suit, filed in federal court in New York, is the latest in a growing legal battle between copyright holders and A.I. companies that includes more than 40 cases around the country. On Thursday, The Chicago Tribune filed a suit against Perplexity, accusing it of copyright infringemen

Filed in federal court on Friday, the suit joins more than 40 other court disputes between copyright holders and A.I. companies. By Cade Metz and Michael M. Grynbaum Cade Metz reported from San Francisco, and Michael M. Grynbaum from New York. The New York Times claimed in a lawsuit on Friday that its copyrights were repeatedly violated by Perplexity, an artificial intelligence start-up that has built a cutting-edge internet search engine. The Times said in its lawsuit that it had contacted Perplexity several times over the past 18 months, demanding that the start-up stop using the publication