Japanese newspaper Yomiuri sues Perplexity AI over copyright

Litigation highlights backlash against use of news articles for generative AI

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The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court, the company announced Aug. 7, alleging Perplexity AI infringed its copyrights. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)

Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, publisher of Japan's largest daily newspaper, has filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI, an artificial intelligence search engine, alleging copyright infringement, the company announced Thursday.

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