Go Germany! This is great news. Liability is one of the main tools we have for making AI companies accountable for the accuracy of their information. Right now the incentives are to always come up with an answer, any answer, but it doesn't have to be that way - accuracy and accountability could be prioritized in the programming. And might be, if the alternative is made too expensive.
Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers
A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previous limited liability protections for search engine operators don't apply to AI overviews. In this case, Google's AI had falsely linked two publishers to fraud and made claims that didn't appear in any of the linked sources. The ruling could set a precedent for AI-generated content liability worldwide.
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