The Google logo on the Google house at CES 2024, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas on Jan. 10, 2024. Steve Marcus/ReutersThe European Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into whether Google has breached European Union (EU) competition rules over content used for artificial intelligence (AI) purposes.The EU’s executive branch said in a statement dated Dec. 8 that it will examine whether Google used the content of web publishers for its search engine’s AI-powered services, AI Overview and AI Mode, without adequately compensating publishers or without giving them the option to refuse the use of their content.
EU Opens Antitrust Probe of Google Over Content Use for AI
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