Perplexity AI
by Perplexity AI · San Francisco, CA
Perplexity is an AI-powered search engine that provides real-time answers with citations.
Risk Score: 25/100 (Moderate) · 18+ incidents · Legal 100 · Safety 0 · Privacy 0 · Regulatory 0 · Security 0
Risk Score
Apr 27, 2026
Risk Score Breakdown
Legal Risk
Court cases & lawsuits
100/100
Safety Risk
Incidents & harm events
0/100
Privacy Risk
Breaches & GDPR actions
0/100
Regulatory Risk
FTC, EU enforcement
0/100
Security Risk
CVEs & vulnerabilities
0/100
Incident Timeline
18 total incidents · showing 5 most recent
Mar 2026
Perplexity AI has been named as a defendant in a diversity personal injury lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The case also lists Meta Platforms, Google, and a John Doe defendant.
Mar 2026
Perplexity AI filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI entities in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (5:26-cv-02333). The dispute concerns alleged copyright violations tied to Perplexity AI’s operations.
Mar 2026
A multi-party lawsuit involving Perplexity AI has reached the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Case #26-1444), with parties including Amazon.com Services, the Knight First Amendment Institute, and the ACLU. Limited public details are available on the claims and impact.
Feb 2026
Perplexity AI was named as a defendant in a federal trade secrets misappropriation lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (Case 1:26-cv-01566). Other defendants listed include D-Wave Quantum, xAI Corp., and IBM Corporation.
Feb 2026
Perplexity AI was named as a defendant in a civil rights lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri (6:26-cv-03071). The case has been terminated, affecting the plaintiff Samantha F. LeMaster and the named defendants.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Perplexity AI's AI risk score?
Perplexity AI has an AI Risk Score of 25/100 (Moderate Risk). This score is calculated from 18+ documented public incidents across legal, safety, privacy, regulatory, and security categories.
Is Perplexity AI safe to use?
Perplexity AI by Perplexity AI has a moderate risk profile based on public data. Organizations should review the full incident list and conduct their own due diligence. This score does not constitute legal advice.
Does Perplexity AI have lawsuits?
Yes — our public records show 5 court case(s) for Perplexity AI, including: Court Case: Noel v. Perplexity AI, Inc.; Court Case: Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC v. Meta Platforms Inc.; Court Case: Amazon.com Services, LLC v. Perplexity AI, Inc.; Court Case: Williams v. Anthropic PBC; Court Case: LeMaster v. ChatGPT "Open AI".
How is the AI Risk Score calculated?
Scores are weighted across 5 categories: Legal (25%), Safety (25%), Privacy (20%), Regulatory (15%), Security (15%). Each incident is scored by severity and type, then decayed based on age. Active lawsuits and fatal incidents do not decay.
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