Does Anyone Still Care About the Written Word? Or Art? Or Tech?

Does Anyone Still Care About the Written Word? Or Art? Or Tech?

Google AI gets sued by Rolling Stone and no one gets the irony.

Rolling Stone parent Penske sues Google for ripping off articles in AI summaries

The parent company of Rolling Stone and The Hollywood Reporter has sued Google, alleging that its controversial “AI Overviews” feature is ripping off articles without permission – and crushing traffic in the process.

Rolling Stones, Billboard and Variety owner sues Google over AI search summaries, claims revenue loss

The case, filed in a Washington, D.C. federal court, is the first time a major U.S. publisher has taken legal action against Google over its AI Overviews feature.

The Lawsuit That Could Redefine How Journalism Survives in an AI-Driven Web

Google’s AI Overviews feature is facing its first major legal test. Penske Media Corporation — owner of Rolling Stone, Variety, and Billboard — has filed suit, alleging that Google’s AI-generated summaries siphon off readers and revenue. Google, meanwhile, insists that its summaries improve search and still benefit publishers. The case captures a larger question: can … The post Google’s AI Search Summaries Face Lawsuit as Publishers Warn of Reve…

Penske Media sues Google over use of AI summaries

One media conglomerate is fighting back against what it views as an illegal use of its reporting by Google. Penske Media, which owns publications like Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, and Sportico, is suing Google for its use of artificial intelligence in the form of AI summaries that appear atop search results, per a report by Ben Fritz in The Wall Street Journal. Penske claims that these summaries have damaged its businesses by suppressi…