WIRED was able to download stories from publishers like The New York Times and The Atlantic using Poeβs Assistant bot. One expert calls it βprima facie copyright infringement,β which Quora disputes.
Experts arenβt unanimous about whether the AI-powered search startupβs practices could expose it to legal claims ranging from infringement to defamationβbut some say plaintiffs would have strong cases.
A WIRED investigation shows that the AI-powered search startup Forbes has accused of stealing its content is surreptitiously scrapingβand making things up out of thin air.