Perplexity AI faces US copyright claims from New York Times, Chicago Tribune
By Emma Whitford ( December 5, 2025, 21:24 GMT | Insight) -- Artificial intelligence answer generator Perplexity AI’s legal headaches are growing with the addition of two new US copyright lawsuits this week, filed Thursday by the Chicago Tribune and Friday by the New York Times. Both lawsuits accuse the defendant of copying news articles without permission and say Perplexity spits out infringing content.Artificial intelligence answer generator Perplexity AI’s legal headaches are growing with the addition of two new US copyright lawsuits this week, filed Thursday by the Chicago Tribune and Friday by the New York Times. Both lawsuits accuse the defendant of copying news articles without permission and say Perplexity spits out infringing content....
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