Reddit filed a lawsuit against AI startup Anthropic on Wednesday, alleging that the $61.5 billion startup used its site as training grounds for AI models without permission.
In the 42-page complaint, which was filed in Northern California court on Wednesday, Reddit claimed that Anthropic violated Reddit’s user agreement by using the site’s data for commercial purposes. Anthropic has allegedly been training its AI models on posts made by Reddit users without their consent.
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According to TechCrunch, the lawsuit marks the first time a big tech company has legally challenged an AI startup over the material it uses