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The lawsuits keep coming, but this time AI startup Anthropic is up against a tech giant
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Reddit just became the first major tech company to take Anthropic to court
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over its use of the platform's content as training data. The complaint was filed Wednesday in Northern California
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accusing Anthropic of scrapping data from millions of users to train its chatbot, Claude
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Hey Claude, when's my first meeting? I'll check your calendar. Reddit says this violates its user agreement, which prohibits commercially exploiting Reddit services or content
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And according to the filing, Anthropic knew this kind of commercial use was off limits
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The suit even points to companies like OpenAI and Google, which do have official partnerships, allowing them to use public Reddit content for training
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Though Reddit is the first big tech company to sue, this isn't Anthropic's first legal battle
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The company is also being sued by the New York Times for training Claude on its journalism without permission
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And as CBS News points out, most of these cases focus on copyright infringement
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But Reddit's suit stands out, arguing Anthropic violated terms of use, not just copyright law
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With Straight Arrow News, I'm Kennedy Felton. Download our app or visit san.com for more
