Reddit sues Anthropic, alleging its bots accessed Reddit more than 100,000 times since last July

Key takeaways:

  • Reddit sued Anthropic, claiming its bots accessed Reddit over 100,000 times since July 2024 despite Anthropic saying it had stopped.
  • Reddit accuses Anthropic of ignoring rules to exploit Reddit content for commercial gain worth potentially billions.
  • Reddit highlights its unique value as a platform of authentic human conversations important for training AI models like Claude.
  • Anthropic, backed by Amazon and creator of the Claude chatbot, faces multiple lawsuits for alleged copyright infringement from authors and music companies.
  • The case is part of a larger wave of lawsuits against AI companies over using copyrighted content without permission.
Reddit sues Anthropic, alleging its bots accessed Reddit more than 100,000 times since last July
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