Google's AI summaries worry the press, which files a complaint with the Competition Authority
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Nearly 300 French press titles have filed a complaint with the French Competition Authority over Google's launch of AI Overviews and AI Mode on its search engine in France. The APIG (Alliance of Press and General Information) argues that these features, powered by Gemini models, display AI-generated summaries at the top of results, harming press publishers.
Nearly 300 French press titles are taking legal action. The APIG has announced that it has referred the matter to the French Competition Authority in response to Google's launch, on July 22, of AI Overviews and AI Mode on its search engine in France. These features, powered by Gemini models, display AI-generated summaries directly at the top of search results, which the press considers harmful. The APIG argues that these summaries displace press content and reduce traffic to news sites, threatening the economic model of publishers.
- Abbreviations
- APIG = Alliance of Press and General Information — Альянс прессы и общей информации
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