Rolling Stone parent Penske sues Google for ripping off articles in AI summaries

Source: New York Post

The parent company of Rolling Stone and The Hollywood Reporter has sued Google, alleging that its controversial “AI Overviews” feature is ripping off articles without permission – and crushing traffic in the process. Filed in Washington DC federal court, the lawsuit from Penske Media accuses Google of causing “millions of dollars of harm” and reaping “illegal profits. ” Google mandates that publishers allow their content to be used to train its AI summary feature if they want their links to be included in search results, according to the complaint.