BRUSSELS: The EU said on Tuesday it has opened a probe to assess whether Google breached competition rules by using content put online by media and other publishers to train and provide AI services without appropriate compensation. “We are investigating whether Google may have imposed unfair terms and conditions on publishers and content creators, while placing rival AI models developers at a disadvantage, in breach of EU competition rules,” said the European Union’s competition chief, Teresa Ribera.

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It's the latest in a string of actions the European Commission has taken against U.S. big tech companies.

La Comisión Europea (CE) anunció este martes la apertura de una investigación formal a Google por un posible incumplimiento de la normativa comunitaria al usar contenidos en línea…

BRUSSELS: The EU said on Tuesday it has opened a probe to assess whether Google breached competition rules by using content put online by media and other publishers to train and…

The progress of artificial intelligence 'cannot come at the expense of the fundamental principles of our societies,' said Teresa Ribera, vice president of the European Commission…

It is examining whether the tech giant did not offer "appropriate compensation" to web publishers.

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European Commission to assess whether Gemini owner is putting rival companies at a disadvantage

The European Commission launched an investigation Tuesday into Google on allegations of antitrust practices for using websites in its AI.

The European Commission, which is the 27-nation bloc’s top antitrust enforcer, said it’s examining whether Google has breached competition rules through its use of content from…