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Reddit Takes Legal Action Against Perplexity AI for Massive User Data Scraping
Reddit filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI and others for allegedly scraping user data unlawfully, raising critical questions about data privacy in the artificial intelligence landscape.
- On Wednesday, Reddit launched a lawsuit in a New York federal court against Perplexity AI, claiming it engaged in unlawful scraping of user comments for commercial purposes.
- Perplexity AI, based in San Francisco, develops an AI chatbot that competes directly with major platforms like Google and ChatGPT in the online search market.
- The lawsuit alleges that Perplexity AI and three other entities participated in an industrial-scale data scraping operation, violating user privacy and copyright laws.
Why It Matters
This lawsuit underscores the escalating tensions between social media platforms like Reddit and artificial intelligence companies over user data rights. It highlights the urgent need for clearer regulations surrounding data usage in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.