"Book Publishers Sue Google For Copyright Infringement Over Gemini AI Training "
Entertaining bit regarding Google abandoning its not being evil model according to the publishers:
"Those services allowed Google to use the works in specific ways -- for example, to display searchable snippets or sell ebooks -- but not, the lawsuit claims, to copy them for training commercial AI products. 'Desperate to maintain its online dominance, Google abandoned its early motto of 'Don't be evil' and engaged in one of the most prolific infringements of copyrighted materials in history,' the suit states (PDF)"
Google is evil, but not because they ingested your content to develop an AI model.
Entertaining bit regarding Google abandoning its not being evil model according to the publishers:
"Those services allowed Google to use the works in specific ways -- for example, to display searchable snippets or sell ebooks -- but not, the lawsuit claims, to copy them for training commercial AI products. 'Desperate to maintain its online dominance, Google abandoned its early motto of 'Don't be evil' and engaged in one of the most prolific infringements of copyrighted materials in history,' the suit states (PDF)"
Google is evil, but not because they ingested your content to develop an AI model.
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