The BBC has taken legal action against AI search engine Perplexity, alleging that the company has used its news content without permission to train AI models. The broadcaster demands that Perplexity cease scraping its content, delete the material used for model development, and provide financial compensation. BBC internal research revealed that a significant portion of Perplexity's responses referencing BBC content contained inaccuracies, leading to concerns over copyright infringement and reputational damage. Perplexity, valued at $14 billion and linked to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, denies the allegations, claiming they misunderstand AI and copyright law.
The BBC has issued a legal warning to AI search engine Perplexity, alleging unauthorized use of its news content to train AI models.
Internal BBC research reportedly found that 17% of Perplexity responses referencing BBC material contained "significant inaccuracies or missing context."
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