Reddit CEO Steve Huffman defends the company's lawsuits against AI firms for unauthorized use of its user data.
During an interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer, Huffman emphasized the importance of safeguarding user data. Reddit recently filed lawsuits against Perplexity AI, Anthropic, and other companies, alleging that they scraped the platform's content without permission to train AI systems.
Our duty is to protect, you know, our data for our business and our users.
Huffman acknowledged the complexity of the issue, stating that the company sees both sides, but cannot add to the legal conversation at this time.
Author's summary: Reddit CEO defends lawsuits against AI firms to protect user data.