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Perplexity’s CEO, Aravind Srinivas, declined to elaborate on how the company defines “plagiarism” during an interview with Devin Coldewey at TechCrunch’s Disrupt 2024 conference. This comes in the midst of legal action taken against Perplexity by News Corp’s Dow Jones and the New York Post for what they see as a “content kleptocracy.” Other news sites have also raised concerns about Perplexity replicating their content, with The New York Times recently issuing a cease and desist notice.
Srinivas maintains that Perplexity always acknowledges its sources and does not claim ownership of the content it aggregates. In response to the lawsuit from Dow Jones, Perplexity argued that publishers are uncomfortable with the technology that allows publicly reported facts to be freely available. However, they did not directly address accusations of massive content replication and competition with publishers for the same audience.
A report from AI plagiarism detector Copyleaks highlighted instances where Perplexity summaries contained significant paraphrasing and plagiarism according to Copyleaks’ criteria. Srinivas defended the platform, acknowledging occasional mistakes in source citations but emphasizing their efforts to be accurate.
Tech and VC heavyweights are expected to participate in the Disrupt 2025 agenda. Srinivas mentioned collaborations with media companies like Time, Fortune, and Der Spiegel in revenue-sharing initiatives. Despite efforts to engage with Dow Jones as a potential partner, Srinivas claims the company chose to escalate the situation and make misleading public statements about their interactions.
Srinivas refutes claims that Perplexity is used to summarize paywalled articles, stating that most users utilize the platform for financial research. With talks of raising $500 million at an $8 billion valuation, Perplexity continues to expand its product offerings, including online shopping tools, sports score trackers, and new advertising capabilities.
Looking ahead, Srinivas envisions a future where facts are universally accessible and not controlled by specific entities like publishers. He believes in the universal distribution of facts for everyone to access and interpret.
