CNN Sues Perplexity for Alleged Unlawful Content Distribution

CNN is suing Perplexity, accusing the AI company of unlawfully copying and distributing CNN’s content.

Thursday’s lawsuit joins a long list of legal actions by publishers like The New York Times against generative AI startups. But it is CNN’s first AI copyright action and is thought to be the first by any television network.

The lawsuits are part of a larger effort to ensure that news providers are fairly compensated in a world where chatbots and other AI tools are funneling their news to consumers at scale.

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