The BBC declined to comment but said reporting by the FT was accurate. In a statement to the FT, Perplexity said the BBC's claims are "manipulative and opportunistic" and that the

The BBC has sent a legal threat to Perplexity, citing allegations that the AI startup is scraping the British national broadcaster’s content. In one of its first major copyright interventions in the AI age,

The AI search engine Perplexity is allegedly using content from the UK's public broadcaster. Perplexity, on the other hand, smells monopolism.