UK media groups given power to opt out of Google AI search summaries

"Google's AI-Driven Search Practices Under Scrutiny: Publishers Gain Control Over Content Use. In a significant move, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority has imposed new conduct requirements on search services, including Google, to give publishers greater control over their content. From now on, publishers will be able to opt out of their work being used to train Google's AI models and power its search summaries, effectively preventing their content from being used to power AI-driven features such as AI Overviews. This development is expected to have significant implications for the way search services operate, and could potentially alter the dynamics of content creation and distribution online."

Watchdog says ‘publishers will now have effective tools to prevent content being used to power AI features in search’Business live – latest updatesPublishers will be able to opt out of their content being used to train Google’s AI models and power its search summaries, the UK competition watchdog has announced as it imposes new conduct requirements on search services.“Publishers will now have effective tools to prevent their content being used to power AI features in search, such as AI Overviews,” the Competition and Markets Authority said. Continue reading...