Perplexity Links With Getty Images Under Major Global Licensing Pact | HackerNoon

Getty Images and AI search startup Perplexity signed a global multi‑year licensing agreement that grants Perplexity the rights to display Getty’s editorial and creative image library across its search and discovery tools. Reuters n The deal includes API access to Getty’s visuals, enabling Perplexity to pull licensed images directly and display them with proper attribution and source links. n Getty’s shares jumped after the announcement, underscoring investor confidence in the strategy of content owners monetizing assets via AI partnerships. n The agreement comes amid increasing scrutiny of AI firms’ use of copyrighted content, and signals a shift toward licensing models in the industry.