Rupert Murdoch’s Dow Jones, the parent company of the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post sued Perplexity on Monday, accusing the generative AI company of illegally scraping its reporting and diverting traffic to its own platforms.

In copyright suit, News Corp titles say AI firm is stealing content and revenue, and asks court to block its use of their material.

News Corp's Dow Jones and the NY Post have sued growing AI startup Perplexity over what they describe as a "content kleptocracy." In a lawsuit filed in

News Corp’s Dow Jones & Co., publisher of the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post have sued Perplexity, a startup that calls itself an “AI-powered Swiss Army Knife for information discovery and curiosity,

Media baron Rupert Murdoch's Dow Jones and New York Post filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI on Monday, claiming the AI startup engages in a "massive amount of illegal copying" of their copyrighted work.

The New York Post and Dow Jones, the parent company of The Wall Street Journal, sued Perplexity AI on Monday, claiming the artificial intelligence startup has illegally ripped off a "massive amount" of its reporting.