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.
  • Gen_Euffe@sh.itjust.works
    72·
    15 days ago

    Nice. Now, Google will probably just disable AI overview in germany cause they know they can’t make it not spew made up crap. The hope’s on more countries following suit on this.

    • SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org
      7·
      15 days ago

      Don’t care about Google Search as I haven’t used that in 1-2 years, but I assume this will also apply to any other search engine.

      • Gen_Euffe@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        15 days ago

        Similar. I’ve SearXNG set up on my main tower, and I preferably use ddg when I’m away. It’s nice that DDG’s not as intrusive with their AI, but I’d assume they’ll also have to abide