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Yahoo
17 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
BBC Hits AI Startup Perplexity With Legal Threat Over Content Scraping Concerns
The BBC has sent a legal threat to Perplexity, citing allegations that the AI startup is scraping the British national broadcaster's content. In one of its first major copyright interventions in the AI age, the BBC claimed that Perplexity's ChatGPT-style search tool was 'trained using BBC content.' More from Deadline BBC's BAFTA-Winning Doc Series 'Once Upon A Time In...' Turns Eye To Middle East BBC Drafts In Consultant To Examine 'Breakfast' Bullying Allegations After Deadline Investigation 'Twenty Twenty Six': BBC Satire Series Officially Heading Stateside With Hugh Bonneville Reprising Role And Stephen Kunken, Paulo Costanzo & Chelsey Crisp Joining Cast The corporation outlined its concerns in a letter seen by the Financial Times newspaper. The BBC confirmed that a legal warning had been issued, but declined to comment beyond the contents of the letter. The broadcaster demanded that San Francisco-based Perplexity cease its use of BBC content, deletes copies of material, and offers 'financial compensation' for the alleged IP infringement. Perplexity has been approached for comment. The company told the FT that the BBC's claims were 'manipulative and opportunistic,' showcasing a 'fundamental misunderstanding' of tech and IP laws. Perplexity added that the BBC's legal letter shows 'how far the BBC is willing to go to preserve Google's illegal monopoly for its own self-interest.' The BBC argued that elements of its content were being regurgitated verbatim by Perplexity and links to its website appeared in search results. It added that some information was reproduced with factual inaccuracies and missing context. The BBC letter said: 'It is therefore highly damaging to the BBC, injuring the BBC's reputation with audiences — including UK licence fee-payers who fund the BBC — and undermining their trust in the BBC.' In an interview at Bloomberg's Tech Summit this month, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas said the AI tool had 30M queries a day and its growth had been 'phenomenal.' 'Give it a year, we'll be doing, like, a billion queries a week if we can sustain this growth rate,' Srinivas said. Perplexity's primary source of revenue is subscriptions, with users being asked to pay $20 a month to access Perplexity Pro. Best of Deadline 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More 'Stick' Soundtrack: All The Songs You'll Hear In The Apple TV+ Golf Series 'Stick' Release Guide: When Do New Episodes Come Out?
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
BBC threatens legal action against AI start-up Perplexity over content scraping, FT reports
(Reuters) -UK broadcaster BBC is threatening legal action against AI search engine Perplexity, as it seeks to crack down on tech companies scraping its vast content archives to train artificial intelligence models, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Al Jazeera
2 days ago
- General
- Al Jazeera
Pakistanis flee Iran amid Israel-Iran war border closure
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Globe and Mail
2 days ago
- General
- Globe and Mail
Quebec's corruption police raiding headquarters of auto insurance board
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TechCrunch
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- TechCrunch
Tubi now features content from popular YouTube channels like Mythical Kitchen and more
In a bid to broaden its content library and attract a younger demographic, Fox-owned streaming service Tubi announced on Wednesday a new program that brings content from well-known YouTubers. The new Creators program features over 500 videos of episodic content from six YouTubers, including Rhett and Link's company, Mythical Entertainment, among others. By partnering with creators who already have a loyal following, Tubi aims to attract fans of their content and enhance Tubi's appeal in an increasingly crowded market. According to a recent Nielsen report, YouTube dominates streaming viewership, accounting for 12.5% of all television viewing in May, whereas Tubi accounts for only 2.2%. This is a similar move to Peacock, which has been training popular TikTokers to create original titles for its streaming service. The content joining Tubi includes: Mythical Entertainment 's popular food-focused interview show, 'Last Meals,' hosted by Mythical Chef Josh Scherer. 's popular food-focused interview show, 'Last Meals,' hosted by Mythical Chef Josh Scherer. Dan and Riya , the Canadian duo known for their series 'Beverly Valley High.' , the Canadian duo known for their series 'Beverly Valley High.' FunnyMike with his comedy series 'Mr. Creepy Eyes.' with his comedy series 'Mr. Creepy Eyes.' Jubilee (Jason Y. Lee) will feature several of his video series, including 'Odd One Out' and 'Ranking.' (Jason Y. Lee) will feature several of his video series, including 'Odd One Out' and 'Ranking.' Kinigra Deon and her collection of dramedy series 'Vampire Siblings,' 'College Life,' and 'The World Didn't End When I Was 16.' and her collection of dramedy series 'Vampire Siblings,' 'College Life,' and 'The World Didn't End When I Was 16.' Watcher, hosted by Ryan Bergara, Shane Madej, and Steven Lim, will release episodes of their unscripted series, including 'Ghost Files' and 'Puppet History.' Tubi says it'll bring on more creators and thousands more videos to the platform in the coming weeks. In the past, Tubi has undertaken initiatives to bring content from emerging talents to its audience. For example, the platform recently partnered with Kickstarter to feature Kickstarter-funded films on the platform as well as provide funding support. Last year, the streamer launched 'Stubios' (yes, with a 'b'), a program for aspiring filmmakers to submit their original content.
