August 24, 2026
Perplexity has urged a New York federal judge to significantly pare down CNN's lawsuit accusing the artificial intelligence developer of infringing the network's stories, videos and images without permission, saying it can't be held liable for automated responses that its "answer engine" gives to user prompts.
May 28, 2026
CNN on Thursday became the latest news publisher to accuse Perplexity of copyright infringement, asserting in a complaint filed in New York federal court that the self-described artificial intelligence "answer engine" copied more than 17,000 of the network's stories, videos and images without permission.