Reddit sues Anthropic for scraping content into the maw of its eternally ravenous AI
Reddit, the popular internet discussion forum, sued Anthropic on Wednesday, alleging that the AI biz scraped content generated by its users in violation of contractual terms and technical barriers.
The complaint [PDF], filed in San Francisco Superior Court on Wednesday, claims Anthropic’s use of scraper bots to collect Reddit violates the site’s User Agreement and represents unfair competition under California law.
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