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.

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@camwilson I ain't required to do jack shit