camwilson

CEO of Perplexity, the AI search engine company caught scraping web content even after its creator opted-out, says opt-out framework (robots.txt) isn't "legally binding"

It's like when you say something shitty, have no excuse & fall back on saying "it's freedom of speech"
https://www.fastcompany.com/91144894/perplexity-ai-ceo-aravind-srinivas-on-plagiarism-accusations

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas responds to plagiarism and infringement accusations

Recent reports raise questions about how the answer engine works, including its use of third-party content crawlers.

Fast Company
Jun 23, 2024 at 12:11amWeb
Show threadcamwilsonJun 23, 2024
what you did was shitty "yes well it's not a crime" is not the defence you think it is
Show threadtintinaujaponJun 23, 2024
@camwilson that’s half the public’s interaction with the Liberal Party isn’t it?
Show threadya boi timJun 23, 2024
@camwilson every letter I get from a HR manager
Show threadPär BjörklundJun 23, 2024
@camwilson feels like people have been convicted of hacking for less than this
Show threadAN/CRM-114Jun 23, 2024
@camwilson a search company called Perplexity is like an ambulance company called Fatality
Show threadIanJun 23, 2024
@camwilson "a new working relationship"; yeah, like licensing works if you want to train on them.
Show threadAndrew PrillamanJun 23, 2024

@camwilson

The “new paradigm” is that we will aggressively block every single one of the crawlers.

Show threadAlbert ARIBAUD ⓂJun 23, 2024
@camwilson I certainly hope for them that they don't scrape personal information from any EU citizen, or that if they do, they have proof of prior informed consent from every EU citizen whose data they scraped, because maybe they don't feel bound to respect opt-out, but they sure *would* have to respect the #GDPR
Show threadMaritza Campos ☑Jun 23, 2024
@camwilson I ain't required to do jack shit