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Britannica and Merriam-Webster Sue Perplexity Over AI 'Answer Engine'

Thursday September 11, 2025. 10:50 PM , from Slashdot
Perplexity AI is the latest AI startup to be hit with a lawsuit by copyright holders, accused by Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster of misusing their content in its 'answer engine' for internet searches. From a report: The reference companies alleged in New York federal court on Wednesday that Perplexity unlawfully copied their material and diminished their revenue by redirecting their web traffic to its AI-generated summaries.

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