CNN is the latest media company to sue Perplexity
CNN has filed a lawsuit against AI search engine Perplexity, accusing it of massive copyright infringement. The suit claims Perplexity unlawfully scraped and redistributed over 17,000 CNN articles, photos, and videos, including paywalled content. This legal action follows similar lawsuits from other major media organizations against Perplexity for its alleged unauthorized use of copyrighted material. AI
IMPACT This lawsuit highlights rising training data costs and potential licensing obligations for AI companies, signaling higher costs for copyrighted material.