Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers
2026-06-10 04:34 UTC
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@Wilco@lemmy.zip 2026-06-11 01:20
This makes perfect sense. If you use AI to write a court document it has been set as precedence in multiple countries that the attorney signing the document is responsible for the content even if AI makes stuff up (which it does a lot).
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@mo_lave@reddthat.com 2026-06-10 20:40
Makes sense that if you use AI, it implies that what you put out using it, you've signed off on it.
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@NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 2026-06-10 18:26
Seems fair to me. A search engine's whole purpose is to surface real information, not made up stuff. Its very different than a chat bot, which also needs better rules around it, but I'd definitely hold search to a higher standard.
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@wewbull@feddit.uk 2026-06-10 14:02
Here's hoping it becomes a case cited in the whole EU.
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@Vittelius@feddit.org 2026-06-10 12:49
Here is a second (better) source: https://www.heise.de/en/news/LG-Munich-I-Google-ordered-to-pay-for-false-statements-in-AI-summaries-11327217.html
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@Gen_Euffe@sh.itjust.works 2026-06-10 08:23
Nice. Now, Google will probably just disable AI overview in germany cause they know they can't make it not spew made up crap. The hope's on more countries following suit on this.
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@leadore@lemmy.world 2026-06-10 05:53
Correct and common sense ruling. The tech broligarchs can't buy the judiciary in other countries like they do here in the US.
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@worhui@lemmy.world 2026-06-10 04:55
Wow that makes so much sense it’s crazy.
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@Mk23simp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-06-10 05:37
As it should. Google is factually responsible for the resulting slop and should be legally responsible for it.
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@DeckPacker@piefed.social 2026-06-10 10:32
Nice ;). Does that mean, I can sue them when I see a wrong answer?
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@OwOarchist@pawb.social 2026-06-10 05:05
I should do a bunch of google searches about myself and see if I can get its AI to say anything defamatory about me...
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@bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 2026-06-10 04:47
Tja.
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@SoupBrick@pawb.social 2026-06-10 04:41
:)
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@derAbsender@piefed.social 2026-06-10 06:31
"because it alone has influence over the AI's offering and the algorithms with which the AI operates." Okay so anything someone generates with the AI is owned by the company?
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@DandomRude@lemmy.world 2026-06-10 06:35
Well, I’m afraid that, unfortunately, this ruling will ultimately never be enforced, as it would make it impossible for the powerful multibillion-dollar corporations to operate this business. Another example of just how influential these corporations are is the fact that the most profitable piracy operation in history is even possible. Gigantic corporations of major influence have already filed multiple lawsuits over blatant intellectual property theft—yet even these players clearly stood no chance against the concentrated capital that is preventing the AI bubble from bursting immediately. Therefore: It is the right decision, but it will almost certainly remain without consequence.