AI DATA SCRAPING
Meta halts new business terms after backlash over data scraping and AI use
Meta has postponed the rollout of new terms affecting its business accounts due to significant backlash. Critics claimed these changes could lead to unauthorized data scraping and unfair competition against news publishers. A Norwegian court granted an injunction on the terms, highlighting concerns over Meta's market dominance. The U.K. competition authority has also initiated an investigation into these new business conditions.
Reddit posts search traffic declines, will push visitor sign-ins to curb data scraping
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman outlined a plan on Thursday to make signing-in mandatory for most content as the company grapples with data scraping and declining search referral traffic in recent months.
Before Perplexity, Aravind Srinivas built a Twitter search tool that changed his startup's direction
Aravind Srinivas and his co-founders experimented with a Twitter search tool before focusing on Perplexity's web search product. An unexpected response to a feature that summarised social media profiles helped shape their next move, eventually leading to a broader mission centred on knowledge and curiosity.
Reddit-Perplexity AI clash: What to know about high-profile data scrapping case
Reddit-Perplexity AI clash: The case is part of a wave of copyright cases targeting AI companies over their alleged use of protected content for AI training.
Gates Foundation launches coalition to build more representative language data sets for AI
The partners - 60 in total, according to Monday's announcement - include frontier AI labs, corporations, philanthropies and others already working to expand the number of languages available in AI tools that the Gates Foundation believes could combat global inequality. The coalition aims to reach more than 3 billion people over five years by better coordinating existing efforts.
Seattle Times, Newsday sue OpenAI, Microsoft, alleging copyright infringement
The suit in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York alleges that OpenAI and Microsoft scraped the newspapers' websites, including content behind paywalls, and incorporated articles into datasets used to train and operate products including ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot and Bing's AI features.
Sony Music, Warner Chappell, others sue Anthropic over copyright infringement
Music publishers including Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music have sued Anthropic, alleging the AI company illegally used copyrighted songs to train Claude. The publishers are seeking damages of up to $150,000 per work, along with other remedies. Anthropic has rejected the allegations and said it will defend itself in court.
Personal data isn't collected: MHA on security agencies using open-source intelligence from public sources
Security agencies are utilizing open-source intelligence from public sources like social media for information gathering, assuring no privacy breaches as personal data is not collected. The Home Ministry informed a parliamentary panel that AI is also being employed for enhanced intelligence and counter-terrorism efforts, including face recognition and sentiment analysis.
Who is Anna’s Archives and was Spotify user data stolen in mega heist? Data leak explained and see if stolen files were released online
Who is Anna’s Archives and was Spotify user data stolen in mega heist? A piracy group claims it scraped 86 million Spotify music files and 300TB of data. Spotify says user data was not affected and accounts were disabled. The group also claims to have taken metadata linked to tracks.
New York Times sues Perplexity AI for 'illegal' copying of content
The New York Times has filed a lawsuit against AI startup Perplexity. The Times claims Perplexity copied and used its articles without permission for its AI products. This is part of a larger legal battle between publishers and AI companies. Perplexity faces similar accusations from other media outlets. The startup denies wrongdoing, calling the lawsuits an outdated tactic.
Reddit accuses 'data scraper' companies of stealing its information
Reddit is taking a firm stand against four data scraping companies, including SerpApi, Oxylabs, and AWMProxy, by initiating legal proceedings. The allegation? That these companies pilfered Reddit's content via Google search result scraping and then sold that data to tech giants such as OpenAI and Meta to fuel their chatbot creations.
Reddit locks out Wayback machine to stop AI from scraping old posts
Reddit has restricted the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine from extensively capturing its content due to concerns over unauthorized AI data scraping. The platform will now allow only the homepage to be archived, aiming to protect user privacy and control content use. This move highlights the challenges of balancing digital preservation and data security in today’s AI-driven world.
Cloudflare introduces default blocking of AI data scrapers
Cloudflare has introduced a new setting allowing websites to block AI bots from scraping content without permission. The move aims to protect original digital content and addresses growing concerns over AI companies using data without consent. Cloudflare's update impacts how online data is accessed for AI training and development.
Companies alert as along come AI web spiders
AI crawlers are computer programs that collect data from websites to train large language models. Enterprises are increasingly blocking AI web crawlers due to performance issues, security threats, and violation of content guidelines. Unlike traditional crawlers, AI bots scrape high-quality data for training models, often ignoring ethical practices.
Canadian news media are suing OpenAI for copyright infringement, but will they win?
The lawsuits claim that OpenAI "scraped" large amounts of content from media sites without permission. They have also claimed that the AI company is not compensating the original creators for the profit made. The company on the other hand insists that this is not a violation but "fair dealing" under the copyright law.
Tech giants push to dilute Europe's AI Act
The EU has invited companies, academics, and others to help draft the code of practice, receiving nearly 1,000 applications, an unusually high number according to a source familiar with the matter who requested anonymity because they were not authorised to speak publicly.
ET Explainer: Cloudflare's new tool aims to block AI bots from scraping website content
Cloudflare has introduced a new tool to block AI bots from scraping website content. The tool aims to protect content publishers from unauthorized use of their works to train AI models. Find out more about how this tool works and why it's important.
Reddit to update web standard to block automated website scraping
AI startups face scrutiny for bypassing Reddit's updated scraping rules. Plagiarism accusations against firms like Perplexity highlight the need for stricter data usage regulations. Reddit's cooperation with TollBit and the Internet Archive ensures non-commercial access while maintaining transparency. The involvement of Alan Barona underscores the importance of ethical content sourcing in AI development.
BBC blocks OpenAI data scraping, to harness Generative AI
The BBC's director of nations, Rhodri Talfan Davies, believes that the use of artificial intelligence (AI), specifically Generative AI (Gen AI), can provide opportunities to deliver more value to audiences and society. He also stated that Gen AI has the potential to help teams work more effectively and efficiently across various areas.
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