Social media platform Reddit has filed a lawsuit against AI startup Anthropic, accusing it of unauthorized data scraping to train its language model Claude.
Reddit's Lawsuit Against Anthropic
On Wednesday, Reddit filed a lawsuit in San Francisco, claiming that Anthropic accessed its platform more than 100,000 times after July 2024, despite the company's public announcement to cease such activities.
Allegations of Data Usage Violations
Reddit accuses Anthropic of using the platform's content without consent and continuing to use data to train its language models. Reddit characterizes Anthropic as presenting a responsible front while allegedly violating rules.
Growing Concerns Over User Rights
With recent lawsuits like the case involving The New York Times against OpenAI and Microsoft, public concerns about user rights in the digital economy are escalating. Platforms are adopting models that allow users to control their data, promoting decentralized social networks.
Reddit's lawsuit against Anthropic highlights mounting legal tensions surrounding AI training data use and underscores the importance of user rights protection.
