New York Times Sends Perplexity Cease-and-Desist Letter Over AINew York Times Sends Perplexity Cease-and-Desist Letter Over AI

The newspaper says the company uses its writing without permission, according to a Wall Street Journal report

Shane Snider, Senior Writer

October 15, 2024

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The New York Times sent a cease-and-desist letter to Amazon-backed Perplexity, demanding the AI startup stop the use of its content, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.

This is not the first time the iconic publication has lashed out at an AI firm. Last year, it filed a lawsuit against ChatGPT parent OpenAI over the firm’s alleged use of millions of articles in model training. While OpenAI said the training constituted legal fair use of published content, the company set out to forge several large media content deals.

Perplexity’s artificial intelligence offers a different service than the popular ChatGPT chatbot. The company uses AI to create an “answer engine” more closely competing with traditional search engines.

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About the Author

Shane Snider

Senior Writer, InformationWeek

Shane Snider is a veteran journalist with more than 20 years of industry experience. He started his career as a general assignment reporter and has covered government, business, education, technology and much more. He was a reporter for the Triangle Business Journal, Raleigh News and Observer and most recently a tech reporter for CRN. He was also a top wedding photographer for many years, traveling across the country and around the world. He lives in Raleigh with his wife and two children.

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