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Reddit is suing Anthropic for allegedly using the site\u2019s data to train AI models without a proper licensing agreement, according to a complaint<\/a> filed in a Northern California court on Wednesday. Reddit claims in the complaint that Anthropic\u2019s unauthorized use of the site\u2019s data for commercial purposes was unlawful, and alleges the AI startup violated Reddit\u2019s user agreement.<\/p>\n Reddit\u2019s lawsuit makes it the first Big Tech company to legally challenge an AI model provider over its training data practices, joining a litany of publishers that have sued tech companies on similar grounds.<\/p>\n The New York Times has sued OpenAI and Microsoft for training on its news articles without payment or permission. Meanwhile, Sarah Silverman and other book authors have sued Meta for training AI models<\/a> on their books without approval. Music publishers and artists have also brought similar claims against AI audio, video, and image generation startups, alleging misuse of their content.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will not tolerate profit-seeking entities like Anthropic commercially exploiting Reddit content for billions of dollars without any return for redditors or respect for their privacy,\u201d said Ben Lee, Reddit\u2019s chief legal officer, in a statement to TechCrunch.<\/p>\n Notably, Reddit has inked deals with other AI model providers, including OpenAI<\/a> and Google<\/a>, that allow these companies to train AI models on Reddit\u2019s data and have the site\u2019s posts appear in their respective AI chatbots\u2019 answers. However, in the filing, Reddit says it subjects OpenAI and Google to certain terms that protect its users\u2019 interests and privacy.<\/p>\n