CNN filed suit on Thursday against AI firm Perplexity, accusing it of illegally copying and distributing CNN content. The lawsuit joins similar actions by publishers including The New York Times against generative AI startups; it is CNN's first AI-re

2026-05-28

CNN filed suit on Thursday against AI firm Perplexity, accusing it of illegally copying and distributing CNN content. The lawsuit joins similar actions by publishers including The New York Times against generative AI startups; it is CNN's first AI-related copyright suit and is believed to be the first by a television network.