BBC Slams Perplexity for Copying News, Demands Payback
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has accused Perplexity, a US-based artificial intelligence (AI) company, of copying its news material without permission. According to a June 20 report by BBC, the broadcaster sent out a letter to Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas, asking for the firm to cease using its product, delete any existing content, and provide compensation for previous use.
The BBC stated that Perplexity’s chatbot has been reproducing its posts word for word, which it considers a clear breach of copyright and a violation of its terms of use. The broadcaster argued that this could damage its reputation and erode trust among its audience, especially those in the UK who pay license fees to support the service.
The BBC also referenced its own research from February, which revealed inaccuracies in news summaries generated by several popular AI tools, including Perplexity. It emphasized the importance of negotiating agreements before content reuse, particularly in commercial products.
Perplexity has refuted the BBC’s accusations, claiming that they are part of a broader effort by the BBC to protect Google’s alleged monopoly.
Meanwhile, OpenAI is facing a copyright challenge from The New York Times regarding the retention of user interaction records. For more details on OpenAI’s response, read the full story.
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