Reddit Files Lawsuit Against Anthropic Over Alleged Data Scraping

Reddit has initiated legal action against artificial intelligence company Anthropic, alleging that the AI firm improperly accessed and scraped user-generated content from its platform to train the Claude chatbot.

According to the lawsuit, Reddit claims that Anthropic deployed automated bots to systematically harvest content from its site, despite Reddit’s explicit requests to cease such activities. This unauthorized data collection allegedly occurred without proper permissions or adherence to Reddit’s terms of service.

The social media platform, which hosts millions of user discussions across thousands of communities, has increasingly sought to protect its valuable data as AI companies race to train their models on diverse internet content.

In response to the allegations, Anthropic has issued a statement expressing disagreement with Reddit’s claims, though specific details of their defense have not been elaborated upon publicly.

This case highlights the growing tensions between content platforms and AI developers over data access rights, as large language models rely heavily on vast amounts of text data for training purposes.

The lawsuit adds to a growing list of legal challenges facing AI companies regarding their data collection practices, with content creators and platforms increasingly seeking to control how their information is used in AI development.