Google found liable for defamatory AI overviews (pivot-to-ai.com)

submitted 2 days ago by dgerard@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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91% accurate means 9% made-up rubbish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWNTs-3OgJo&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260615-google-liable-for-defamatory-ai-overviews - podcast

time: 4 min 31 sec

we're so back baybee

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[-] gerikson@awful.systems 2 points 2 days ago

enjoy crustaceans incorrecting each other about free speech, defamation law etc

https://lobste.rs/s/lxoosd/german_court_ruling_declares_google_s_ai

[-] Soyweiser@awful.systems 1 points 2 days ago

It is always enjoyable to see Americans realize their free speech laws/absolutism is a bit odd actually.

[-] sailor_sega_saturn@awful.systems 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The comments would also be wrong about / grossly over-simplifying American libel law. So whatever imaginary legal system they're thinking of is even stranger.

(I know approximately nothing about libel law which makes me an expert compared to the "confused American" commenter who apparently thinks it's impossible to use the internet for libel)

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