""The Commission will investigate to what extent the generation of AI Overviews and AI Mode by Google is based on web publishers' content without appropriate compensation for that, and without the possibility for publishers to refuse without losing access to Google Search," the European Commission said. "Indeed, many publishers depend on Google Search for user traffic, and they do not want to risk losing access to it.""
"On YouTube, the European Commission is concerned that Google is training its AI on videos "without appropriate compensation to creators and without offering them the possibility to refuse such use of their content." Google's AI summaries are a hot-button topic in journalism, with publishers experiencing declines in traffic as users read AI summaries over clicking on links. Ad-supported websites rely on traffic to generate revenue."
The European Commission launched an antitrust investigation into Google's AI-generated 'AI Overviews' and 'AI Mode' to assess whether those features rely on web publishers' content without appropriate compensation or an opt-out, potentially jeopardizing publishers' access to Search. The probe also examines whether Google trains AI on YouTube videos without compensating creators or allowing refusal. Publishers report traffic declines as users read AI summaries instead of clicking links, harming ad-supported revenue. Penske Media Corporation sued Google alleging AI summaries use journalism without consent and reduce traffic; Google described the claims as meritless and warned of innovation risks. Teresa Ribera stressed that AI benefits must not undermine core societal principles.
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