NYT accuses Perplexity AI of scraping and reproducing news

The New York Times sued Perplexity AI, alleging its chatbot reproduces Times articles, videos, and podcasts without permission. The complaint claims Perplexity scrapes and copies content to generate responses that are often verbatim or nearly identical. Perplexity says it summarises information from authoritative sources, the Times argues the process involves unauthorised copying and distribution.