Perplexity fires back at CNN: "You can't copyright facts" — update

Updated 11:00am ET with response from Perplexity. CNN (WBD) is joining a growing list of publishers suing Perplexity for copyright infringement, accusing the artificial intelligence startup of stealing original content from the news network and republishing it without consent or compensation.

Explained: CNN sued Perplexity for copying 17,000 stories; here is what the case means for AI and the news industry

Perplexity AI answers user questions by pulling from news websites in real time. CNN says that process copied over 17,000 of its stories, videos, and images without consent. The lawsuit is CNN's first ever against an AI company.

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