Reddit Sues Anthropic for Alleged Breach of Contract and Unfair AI Data Use
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Reddit filed a lawsuit against AI company Anthropic, claiming it unlawfully scraped data to train AI models, violating terms of service and user consent. Reddit's lawsuit emphasizes its commitment to user privacy and fair practices, contrasting Anthropic's approach. Major AI firms like OpenAI and Google have established agreements respecting these principles, highlighting Anthropic's disregard. The legal action aims to protect Reddit's community-driven content, which has become essential for AI training since the rise of ChatGPT.
"Anthropic does not care about Reddit's rules or users: it believes it is entitled to take whatever content it wants," the complaint stated.
"Since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, Reddit's vast archive of user-generated content has become a valuable training ground for large language models."
"The lawsuit argues that Anthropic's use of Reddit content was not only unauthorized but also violated these principles of user privacy and responsible AI development."
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