Swiss Startup Accuses Perplexity AI of Stealing Passive Listening Tech

Perplexity AI sued by startup for allegedly stealing 'wake word' technology

The complaint says that Perplexity stole DaVoice's secrets after ‌the companies collaborated on ‌unspecified ⁠technology "built with DaVoice’s proprietary source ⁠code”

Swiss startup accuses Perplexity AI of stealing passive listening tech

Perplexity called the lawsuit a "baseless" reach for ownership of standard wake-word technology, which is used to recognize spoken activation phrases in devices like Amazon's Echo.

Startup DaVoice sues Perplexity AI over stolen wake word technology

Voice-AI startup DaVoice has sued Perplexity AI in federal court, alleging the company stole its wake word technology, including source code and training data, after the two companies collaborated. Perplexity calls the claim baseless and says their agreement protected its right to build competing tech.