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A German court ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI Overviews…

…saying the usual limited liability for search engines does not apply to AI-generated answers. The case stemmed from a false statement made by Google's AI.

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A German court ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI Overviews, saying the usual limited liability for search engines does not apply to AI-generated answers. The case stemmed from a false statement made by Google's AI.