Judges in Bavaria drew a distinction between standard search engine results and AI-generated summaries. They ruled that tech giants themselves are responsible for the content of answers provided by AI.
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A court in the Bavarian capital of Munich on Friday ruled thatsearch engine operator Googlecan be held directly liable for incorrect answers generated by its “AI overview” feature.
The legal dispute had centered on whether the service should receive the same legal treatment as conventional search results.
What did the court say about Google and AI?
Judges at the Munich Regional Court I were asked to rule on lawsuits filed against the internet giant by two Munich-based publishing companies.
Google’s overview feature had erroneously linked the companies to dubious business practices, subscription traps and fraudulent schemes. It had linked the plaintiffs with information about other, genuinely shady companies and invented connections that did not exist.
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