A German court says Google’s responsible for false AI search results.The early decision found AI summaries are different from conventional search:A regular search engine just points to outside websites. But AI overviews generate “independent, new, and substantive statements” by evaluating and combining content from various third-party sites. And only Google can check those statements, the court said, “at least by comparing the underlying third-party websites with its own statements based on them.”
A German court says Google’s responsible for false AI search results.
The early decision found AI summaries are different from conventional search: > A regular search engine just points to outside websites. But AI overviews generate “independent, new, and substantive statements” by evaluating and combining content from various third-party sites. And only Google can check those statements, the court said, “at least by comparing the underlying third-party websites with its own statements based on them.” [Link: Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers | https://the-decoder.com/landmark-german-ruling-declares-googles-ai-overviews-are-googles-own-words-and-makes-it-liable-for-false-answers/ | The Decoder]
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