According to Reuters, Google’s AI summaries, AI Overviews, are under antitrust scrutiny in the EU by independent publishers. The complaint alleges Google is abusing its market dominance, hurting publishers and journalism. Google’s AI Overviews, introduced in 2023, use generative AI for search results.
The system fetches and synthesizes information from web sources for quick answers. The AI summaries appear above traditional search results. Google’s AI model, Gemini, processes user queries using Retrieval-Augmented Generation. The AI-generated summaries aim to provide comprehensive answers quickly, drawing from various sources.
Key highlights:
• Google’s AI Overviews face antitrust complaint in EU.
• Publishers allege Google siphons traffic and revenue.
• AI summaries aim to provide quick, synthesized answers.
• Google uses advanced AI model Gemini for processing.
• AI Overviews introduced as Search Generative Experience in 2023.
The development raises concerns about Google’s search ecosystem and its impact on content creators.
Source: Technology News Today, Latest Tech News | The Hindu