Yomiuri Sues U.S. AI Startup over Use of Articles; Perplexity Allegedly Used Over 100,000 News Stories
- Posted on August 9, 2025
- By The Japan News
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Yomiuri Sues U.S. AI Startup over Use of Articles; Perplexity Allegedly Used Over 100,000 News Stories

Three Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper companies have filed a lawsuit against a U.S. startup company that allegedly used a large number of Yomiuri Shimbun articles and images for a generative AI-powered search engine without permission.