A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previous limited liability protections for search engine operators don't apply to AI overviews. In this case, Google's AI had falsely linked two publishers to fraud and made claims that didn't appear in any of the linked sources. The ruling could set a precedent for AI-generated content liability worldwide.

A German court has ruled that Google is directly liable for what its AI search overviews say. Previous case law shielding search engine operators from liability doesn’t apply to AI overviews.

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  • ziggurter [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 days ago

    If it means that AI results have to be vetted so thoroughly that only tech giants can do it then it rules out all small competition.

    Eh. I don’t think so. If they could thoroughly vet the “AI” results, then they wouldn’t need “AI” in the first place.