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Perplexity AI LLM

Incidents implicated systems

Incident 12941 Report
The New York Times Sued Perplexity for Allegedly Using Copyrighted Content and Generating False Attributions

2025-12-05

On December 5, 2025, The New York Times sued Perplexity, alleging the company used copyrighted Times articles without permission to train its AI system and generated outputs that reproduced Times content or falsely attributed fabricated information to the newspaper. The suit claims the conduct harmed the Times's business and brand. Perplexity denies wrongdoing.

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Perplexity AI

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
  • Incident 1294
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    The New York Times Sued Perplexity for Allegedly Using Copyrighted Content and Generating False Attributions

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  • Incident 1294
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    The New York Times Sued Perplexity for Allegedly Using Copyrighted Content and Generating False Attributions

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Writers

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1294
    1 Report

    The New York Times Sued Perplexity for Allegedly Using Copyrighted Content and Generating False Attributions

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The New York Times

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1294
    1 Report

    The New York Times Sued Perplexity for Allegedly Using Copyrighted Content and Generating False Attributions

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publishers

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1294
    1 Report

    The New York Times Sued Perplexity for Allegedly Using Copyrighted Content and Generating False Attributions

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Journalistic integrity

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1294
    1 Report

    The New York Times Sued Perplexity for Allegedly Using Copyrighted Content and Generating False Attributions

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Journalism

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1294
    1 Report

    The New York Times Sued Perplexity for Allegedly Using Copyrighted Content and Generating False Attributions

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Epistemic integrity

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1294
    1 Report

    The New York Times Sued Perplexity for Allegedly Using Copyrighted Content and Generating False Attributions

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Perplexity AI search engine

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1294
    1 Report

    The New York Times Sued Perplexity for Allegedly Using Copyrighted Content and Generating False Attributions

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