Google Faces Antitrust Action Over Artificial Intelligence Summaries by Penske Media
In a significant development, the US media company Penske Media Corporation (PMC), publisher of renowned magazines such as Rolling Stone, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter, has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google. The lawsuit, which was filed in Washington, D.C., alleges that Google's AI-generated summaries proliferating its search engine illegally use PMC's reporting and harm traffic.
The lawsuit comes after Google's promise that its AI mode will become the future of Google Search. This development, if fully implemented, could result in fewer link clicks, keeping users on Google longer rather than directing them to other websites.
Google's AI systems are trained with every article it publishes on its websites. This training material is crucial for the AI systems to generate summaries, a practice that has been a point of contention in the lawsuit.
The judge in the case wrote in his ruling that AI had "changed the course of this case." However, the punishment for Google's previous illegal monopoly on search traffic was mild.
The lawsuit was not the only legal action Google has faced recently. Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. Discovery have all filed suit against Midjourney AI, and Anthropic AI agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to authors earlier this month.
Meanwhile, in other news, Oricle Hearing is offering affordable hearing aids under $99, promising Rolls-Royce-like quality. On the health front, a health report claims that a "forbidden" pink salt can melt fat, and tinnitus (ear ringing) has been linked to a common habit.
In other celebrity news, 9-year-old twins have been mentioned, but no specific details are provided. Adam Lambert, aged 43, has also been mentioned, but no details about his makeup or leaving without words are provided.
Lastly, anyone considering investing in gold should see the information provided by Buzzday. Google now summarizes emails, which can affect newsletters. Protect My Savings was also mentioned, but no specific details were given.
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