EU antitrust regulators quiz publishers on Google's AI search opt-out


EU antitrust regulators quiz publishers on Google's AI search opt-out <br> EU antitrust regulators are seeking feedback from publishers on Google&#39;s&nbsp;&nbsp;proposal to let them ​opt out of AI search without affecting their rankings &zwnj;in search results, a questionnaire seen by Reuters showed. The publishers&#39; feedback could determine the outcome of an ongoing EU investigation that could result ​in yet another hefty fine for Google if ​the proposal fails to address competition concerns and publishers&#39; ⁠worries about unfair use of their content. Google announced its AI ​opt-out for publishers in June, the same day the&nbsp;UK antitrust ​watchdog&nbsp;ordered it to allow publishers the option to stop their content being used to power its AI features. The U.S. tech giant, which ​plans to roll out the opt-out globally, declined to comment ​and referred to its June 3 blog post on the topic. Its AI &zwnj;Overviews, ⁠which are AI-generated summaries that appear above traditional hyperlinks, have triggered&nbsp;EU antitrust complaints&nbsp;by publishers concerned about falling traffic and declining revenues. The EU questionnaire, sent out in July with an ​August 28 deadline ​for replies, ⁠asked if publishers will make use of the opt-out and the factors influencing their decision. The ​document also asked publishers for their views on ​changes ⁠to Google&#39;s search box announced in May which included bringing AI Overviews and AI Mode into one AI Search. The world&#39;s most ⁠popular ​internet search engine has racked up more ​than 10 billion euros in EU antitrust fines for various violations over ​nearly two decades. <br> <img src="https://tribune.com.pk/story/2626946/eu-antitrust-regulators-quiz-publishers-on-googles-ai-search-opt-out" alt=" EU antitrust regulators quiz publishers on Google's AI search opt-out" width="100%">

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