Google’s new AI-powered search results are ripping off news sites
Posted on AllSides August 31st, 2023
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Steve Marcus (Reuters)
ANALYSIS
Earlier this year, as part of its experiments with artificial intelligence, Google released a new search feature that provides an AI-generated overview of search results. The idea is to get users to their answers faster, without needing to leave the search results page. Google says the AI-generated digests use key points from news articles that are not behind a paywall. Critics say the summaries amount to theft, and could incentivize media organizations to put more of their work behind paywalls.
Consider a search result for a query about the best movies of 2022,...
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