Dow Jones and New York Post Sue AI Startup Perplexity for Copyright Infringement

• Dow Jones and the New York Post have sued AI startup Perplexity for copyright infringement.
• The companies accuse Perplexity of illegally copying their work to build AI systems.
• The New York Times, Forbes, and Condé Nast have also threatened legal action against Perplexity.
• Perplexity, valued at over $8 billion, sources information from webpages and summarizes it within its platform.
• The lawsuit is part of a larger issue of AI-generated content and the potential for licensing deals.

Source: Fast Company