Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched an investigation into AI search startup Perplexity AI over allegations of scraping websites without permission. The inquiry aims to determine whether Perplexity AI is violating AWS rules by mining data from sites that have explicitly forbidden such actions, including those specified in robots.txt files. The controversy has drawn significant attention within the AI community, particularly as Perplexity AI, valued at $3B, is backed by prominent investors, including Jeff Bezos and Nvidia. The investigation follows reports that Perplexity AI may have used a third-party crawler to perform the scraping, raising both legal and ethical concerns. The investigation was first reported by WIRED.
Amazon is reviewing whether Perplexity AI improperly scraped online content https://t.co/5JKbcBdAYc
Perplexity AI is accused of violating AWS rules by scraping websites that have explicitly forbidden it. Perplexity is claiming it's due to a third-party crawler. https://t.co/DAtINA6On2
Amazon Investigates Perplexity AI Over Potential Data-Scraping Violations https://t.co/AiT1LjtOcY
🤖🇺🇸 Amazon is diving deep into the practices of AI startup Perplexity, valued at $3B, for allegedly scraping content from websites without permission. Could this be a major slip-up for the AI community? https://t.co/DcSd7yCLZz
Amazon probing AI startup Perplexity for ‘scraping’ websites without permission: report https://t.co/vg2qemDUHQ https://t.co/sgNROx2RKU
➡️ Amazon launches investigation into allegations of scraping abuse regarding Perplexity. https://t.co/nQVnZ6Jmxt
Amazon investigating Perplexity AI after accusations it scrapes websites without consent https://t.co/JvBj6tsZzv
After @WIRED called Perplexity a "bullshit machine", @awscloud's allegations of data scraping bring another layer of controversy. 🤭 @Perplexity's use of web scraping, despite explicit disallowance in robots.txt files, isn't just a legal gray area; it's an ethical dilemma. https://t.co/sgFJ87CFuq https://t.co/s8dCXyBgYI
Amazon Web Services is investigating AI search startup Perplexity over claims of scraping abuse Perplexity counts Jeff Bezos among its investors https://t.co/kgTaNNKiQZ
🔍 Amazon investigates Perplexity AI's scraping abuse claims. Is the AI startup violating AWS rules? Dive into the investigation with WIRED. 💡 #AI #TechEthics @WIRED https://t.co/U2R7W35Lf4
Amazon is investigating Perplexity over whether the AI search startup is violating AWS rules by scraping websites that attempted to prevent it from doing so (Wired) https://t.co/Cg6DkYLLdQ https://t.co/Dq8RfEMVsM
Amazon is investigating Perplexity over whether the AI search startup is violating AWS rules by scraping websites that attempted to prevent it from doing so (Wired) https://t.co/xA7n3fNi3m 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/RfaDBUMvVd
🤖🇺🇸 Amazon Investigates Perplexity AI for Alleged Scraping Violations! 🚨 AWS queries if Perplexity is unlawfully mining data from sites that ban bots, despite a $3B valuation and top-tier backers like Nvidia. This could be a turning point in AI ethics! https://t.co/zfzTiWJgDY
Amazon Is Investigating Perplexity Over Claims of Scraping Abuse https://t.co/qgqVAGCs9x
"#Amazon’s cloud division has launched an investigation into Perplexity AI. At issue is whether the #AI search startup is violating Amazon Web Services rules by scraping websites that attempted to prevent it from doing so": https://t.co/QcpuzSP2KQ #ethics #internet #tech #data
Amazon’s cloud division has launched an investigation into Perplexity AI, to determine whether the AI search startup is violating AWS rules by scraping websites that tried to prevent it from doing so https://t.co/mUu9NAikBJ via @AndrewCouts @dmehro
The AI community is buzzing about the recent inquiry into potential rules violations after AWS hosted a server used for scraping major sites backed by Bezos and Nvidia. 🤖🔍 #AI #AWS #TechNews https://t.co/oi5Wo7l7aV