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.
  • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
    37·
    7 days ago

    All they need to do is use the exact text from the answers and attribute them to the source…

            • mabeledo@lemmy.worldEnglish
              11·
              5 days ago

              Quoting sources verbatim is text search. That’s the whole point.

              You don’t need generative AI when there’s nothing to generate.

              • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
                11·
                5 days ago

                The AI is not just generative, once again, it is used to interpret the question and surface a specific answer to the question instead of just linking to the entire page.

                • mabeledo@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  11·
                  5 days ago

                  Again, if the result is a quote verbatim, it’s just text search.

                  There is no difference between traditional search results, where a highlighted quote of the searched topic is presented, and what you propose.

                  • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
                    11·
                    5 days ago

                    You can keep repeating the same nonsense over and over and it doesn’t make it any more correct. I’ve repeatedly explained how it’s not the same.