US EditionEuropean Commission Opens Antitrust Probe Into Google's AI Content Use
The European Commission probes if Google unfairly uses web and YouTube content for AI training without compensating creators or allowing opt-outs, risking a fine up to 10% of global revenue.
- The European Union has launched an antitrust investigation into Google for potential competition rule violations related to its data use for AI, according to the European Commission.
- Concerns include Google's restrictions on web publishers and YouTube creators, which may give it an unfair advantage over other AI companies.
- The investigation will examine whether web publishers can exclude their content from Google's AI features without losing access to Search, which is crucial for them.
- If found guilty, Google could face fines of up to 10 percent of its global annual revenue, potentially amounting to $35 billion based on Alphabet's reported $350 billion revenue in 2024.
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Google faces a fresh antitrust investigation in Brussels over whether it ripped off copyrighted material to train its artificial intelligence models without properly compensating publishers, the European Commission announced Tuesday.
The European Commission announced on Tuesday 9 December the opening of a Google survey for its use of AI. Alphabet's subsidiary is suspected of using content published on its websites without payment and without control.
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