Quora's Chatbot Platform Poe Allows Users to Download Paywalled Articles
Quora's chatbot, Poe, allows users to access paywalled articles by inputting URLs. Legal concerns arise over copyright infringement, but Quora defends Poe's actions, sparking controversy in the AI industry.
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Quora's chatbot platform, Poe, is offering users the ability to download paywalled articles from various journalistic outlets like The New York Times and The Atlantic. By inputting article URLs into Poe's Assistant bot, users can receive detailed summaries and download HTML files of the complete articles. This practice has raised concerns about copyright infringement, with experts like James Grimmelmann from Cornell University pointing out potential legal issues. Quora defends Poe's actions, comparing it to cloud storage services. The platform's approach to intellectual property has sparked controversy within the AI industry, with media executives noting instances of Quora bots accessing their sites without permission. Quora spokespersons emphasize that Poe operates within legal boundaries and offer to assist publishers in protecting their paywalled content. The platform's integration with Quora and plans for further development indicate a growing trend in AI technology blurring lines in content sharing and copyright protection.
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1 commentsThere’s nothing stopping them from providing the same abridged, paywalled articles to bots that they do to people, but they choose not to for the purpose of SEO.
Also, obligatory mention that if publishers were willing to participate in something like Apple News+ (without injecting ads into paid-for content!), they’d have more customers. Instead, I am afraid to subscribe to most legacy media sites like NYT because I don’t know how many hours it’ll cost me to cancel—and managing dozens of subscriptions when I just want a few articles a year from each just isn’t worth it. SubStack, LWN, etc, make it very easy to stop and start a subscription, so I’m happy to pay for them when I find value in almost all of the content.
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