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.
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    2 days ago

    Hahaha! No! It’s the USA!

    Free speech (or at least the American version of “I shouldn’t face any consequences for saying nasty things”, rather than “the government can’t put me in prison for disagreeing with them”) is sacrosanct, or at least it is for wealthy and important people, which in the USA includes multinational megacorps like Google.

    So no, don’t expect a US court to hold a US tech giant to account for saying a thing. The courts have been writing exemptions for Google from liability for decades. Why would they stop now?