Reddit has filed a lawsuit against AI firm Anthropic, accusing it of unauthorized scraping of content from its platform to train the Claude AI model. The lawsuit claims that Anthropic violated Reddit's user agreement by continuing to access its servers over 100,000 times despite publicly asserting it had ceased such activities in July 2024. Reddit seeks damages, restitution, and an injunction to prevent Anthropic from using Reddit data in its products, including all AI programs trained on its content. This legal action highlights ongoing tensions between tech companies regarding the use of online data for training AI systems. Previously, Reddit has engaged in licensing agreements with firms like OpenAI and Google, positioning itself as willing to allow access to its content as long as it is compensated. The lawsuit adds to an increasing number of legal challenges surrounding the ethical considerations of AI data usage, including complaints from artists and authors regarding the unlicensed use of their works for training purposes.

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