Top Japan News Outlets Sue Perplexity for Copyright Breach (1)

Nikkei Inc. and the Asahi Shimbun Co. sued artificial-intelligence startup Perplexity AI Inc. for copyright infringement, joining other news organizations in Japan and the US that are challenging the use of their content in AI tools.

The newspapers are seeking an injunction and ¥2.2 billion ($15 million) each in damages from Perplexity, they said in a joint statement Tuesday. The suit was filed at the Tokyo District Court.

The legal action by the Nikkei, which owns Japan’s biggest financial newspaper, and the left-leaning Asahi underscores a widening rift between publishers and AI companies over who controls — and profits from ...