Technology & AI
The New York Times sues Brave web browser for AI scraping and bypassing paywalls
Source: The Verge · Published
The New York Times and a group of other publications have filed lawsuits against the company that makes the Brave web browser over alleged unlawful scraping to train AI and also letting users bypass their paywalls, as reported by Reuters . According to a complaint filed by the Ne
The New York Times and a group of other publications have filed lawsuits against the company that makes the Brave web browser over alleged unlawful scraping to train AI and also letting users bypass their paywalls, as reported by Reuters . According to a complaint filed by the New York Daily News , the Chicago Tribune , and the Orlando Sentinel , Brave Software has monetized its index of scraped websites by, in part, providing AI companies with paid access to "real-time online content from the Brave Index." The AI companies then use that index to train their models, access content to "respond to specific user queries," or both. Brave has allege … Read the full story at The Verge.
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