Reddit Files Federal Lawsuit Alleging Perplexity AI Built $20B Business on Stolen Data
Reddit has launched legal action against Perplexity AI and several data scraping companies, alleging systematic theft of its content. The lawsuit claims these firms bypassed digital protections to harvest Reddit’s data for AI training, despite cease-and-desist demands.
Legal Battle Over AI Training Data
Reddit has initiated federal legal proceedings against artificial intelligence company Perplexity and multiple data scraping firms, accusing them of systematically stealing proprietary content to build AI products, according to court documents filed in Manhattan. The lawsuit alleges these companies illegally circumvented digital security measures to access Reddit’s data for training AI models without compensation or permission.