The New York Times filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI on Friday, alleging it was using the news organization’s articles without permission in summaries for search requests made through its generative AI products.

The artificial intelligence startup is the subject of numerous similar legal disputes from media companies, including The Chicago Tribune , Encyclopaedia Britannica , and Dow Jones , that all take issue with the AI startup’s “answer engine” that allegedly uses their news, analysis, and opinion-based content to answer queries with the intent to summarize and, therefore, substitute one reading the actual content. “Perplexity has engaged in illegal conduct that threatens this legacy and impedes the free press’s ability to continue playing its role in supporting an informe

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