Perplexity said on Thursday the allegations of copyright infringement in a lawsuit filed by Dow Jones and the New York Post were misleading, and vowed to defend itself.

News Corp's Dow Jones & Co. and the New York Post have sued AI startup Perplexity, alleging copyright infringement.

The Wall Street Journal's parent company, Dow Jones, and the New York Post are suing AI-powered search startup Perplexity for using their content to train its large language models. Both News Corp. publications are accusing Perplexity of copyright infringement for using their articles to generate answers to people's queries,

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas was "surprised" by a lawsuit from media baron Rupert Murdoch's Dow Jones and the New York Post against the search startup, he said at the WSJ Tech Live conference on Wednesday.

It marks the latest chapter in the ongoing battle between tech giants and media companies over the use of copyrighted content to train AI systems.

The New York Post and WSJ filed a lawsuit against Amazon-backed Perplexity AI over alleged illegal use of copyrighted stories.

Media baron Rupert Murdoch's Dow Jones and New York Post filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI on Monday, claiming the AI startup engages in a "massive amount of illegal copying" of their copyrighted work.

The complaint filed in New York's Southern District alleges Perplexity has profited from the unauthorized use of the plaintiffs' journalism and generates false information that tarnishes the reputation of the newsrooms.

Aravind Srinivas said he told Dow Jones and the New York Post in June that the AI company was open to discussions about using their content.