Major US publisher sues Google over this core Search AI feature: What the tech giant has to say

Google has been sued again. Penske Media, the owner of major publications like Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Variety, has legally challenged the tech giant, accusing it of using its journalistic content without permission to create AI-generated summaries that are moving traffic away from its websites. The lawsuit, filed in a Washington, D.C. federal court, marks the first time a prominent US publisher has taken legal action against Google over its “AI Overviews” feature.

According to a news report by news agency Reuters, news organisations have argued that these new AI summaries, which appear at the top of search results, are decreasing their advertising and subscription revenue by reducing the number of users who click through to their sites.