US EditionEuropean Commission Opens Antitrust Probe Into Google's AI Content Use
The EU is investigating if Google unfairly used publishers' and YouTube creators' content to train AI without compensation or opt-out, risking a fine up to 10% of global revenue.
- The European Commission has launched an antitrust investigation into Google's use of online content for training AI models, focusing on whether Google is compensating publishers fairly.
- The inquiry will determine if Google's practices harm competition by using publishers' content without fair compensation, restricting their ability to refuse its use without losing access to other services.
- If found guilty, Google risks a fine of up to 10% of its global annual revenue under EU antitrust rules, as the Commission seeks to protect content creators and ensure fair competition in AI markets.
278 Articles
278 Articles
Google EU Antitrust AI Bombshell, Regulators Target Big Tech
European Union regulators launched a fresh antitrust investigation into Google on Tuesday, targeting the tech giant’s use of online content to power its artificial intelligence features. The European Commission suspects that Google may have breached competition rules by leveraging content from publishers and YouTube creators without proper compensation or consent. The probe zeroes in on Google’s AI-driven services, including its AI Overviews — g…
EU Opens Antitrust Probe of Google Over Content Use for AI
The European Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into whether Google has breached European Union (EU) competition rules over content used for artificial intelligence (AI) purposes. The EU’s executive branch said in a statement dated Dec. 8 that it will examine whether Google used the content of web publishers for its search engine’s AI-powered services, AI Overview and AI Mode, without adequately compensating publishers or without g…
EU probes Google for possible ‘anticompetitive’ use of copyrighted material for AI-generated summaries
Google faces a fresh antitrust investigation in Brussels over whether it ripped off copyrighted material to train its artificial intelligence models without properly compensating publishers, the European Commission announced Tuesday.
The EU is investigating how Google scaped the web to build AI tools
Google’s various AI tools have been proving their worth as of late, but a common criticism is how Google has built these tools by scraping the work of publishers and creators across the web without explicit permission or compensation, and now the EU is launching an investigation into the matter. more…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 48% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
