Reddit is an anthropic case for ‘unfair competition’, ‘unfair competition’ violation

Reddit The case is artificial intelligence The starting anthropic of a contract violation and “illegal and unfair business acts” using a platform and data from a social media company without social media company platforms and powers.

The lawsuit presented in San Francisco on Wednesday claims that the anthropy is preparing models of reddit users’ personal information without receiving its consent. Reddit claims that the content is damaged as a result of unauthorized commercial use.

Reddit shares, more than 7% on Wednesday, the case was highlighted for the day, which was disclosed to the public.

The company appealed by calling an an ancient “Late prosperous” company, an Anthropic “Later Principles” project. Reddit is followed by saying, “But it’s nothing else.”

“Despite the fact that marketing material does not care about the rules or users of anthropic Reddit: it believes that any content he wants is the right to use it as it wants,
with impunity, “he said.

An an anthopic spokesman told an email: “We will not agree with Reddit’s claims and revive ourselves.”

Generative AI Boom, in late 2022, Openai ChatGpt began with ChatGpt, Reddit was in front of the conversation. His 20-year-old site is full of information generated by the user on hundreds of thousands of themes and has been a basic source of training for large AI models, including an anthropic clot.

Reddit has been declared partnership In May, the company will allow the company to develop AI models on the content of Reddit. There is a similar agreement with the company Google.

In the case of the court, Reddit said that “other giants in the AI’s space understand and respect Reddit’s rules.” As Openai and Google companies, “Society is allowed to use Reddit content, but after agreeing to Reddit’s licensing conditions,” the user is allowed to protect the confidentiality.

Openai CEO Sam Altman is a member of the former board and is a great shareholder in Reddit, a share is now worth more than $ 1 billion.

Anthropically assessed in March $ 61.5 billion In a funding round headed by LightSpeed ​​virus partners, including the participation of Salesforce and Cisco investments. The company established in 2021 by Ex-Openai leaders was seriously supported Amazon.

Reddit had IPO in 2024 and now has a market cover for about $ 22 billion.

Reddit says the rules of how their data can be used, the company’s Reddit is called “clearly abiolising” in the User Agreement.

“Reddit should be open to all people looking for communication and community, which did not find anything on his platform and its platform and commercial actors who want to offer nothing to return to his users,” he said.

Reddit is to forciate the purpose of the claim to seek damage and to obey the anthropicity of the contract and legal obligations. The jury requires a test.

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