Google's AI Mode Is 'the Definition of Theft,' Publishers Say, Opt-Out Was Considered

Google's AI Mode is 'the definition of theft,' publishers say, opt-out was considered

Publishers say that Google's new AI Mode is the "definition of theft," while documents show that Google considered better opt out controls.

News/Media Alliance says Google’s AI takes content 'by force'

Is Google's new AI Mode feature theft? The News/Media Alliance, trade association representing news media organizations in the U.S. and Canada, certainly thinks so.At Google's I/O showcase earlier this week, the tech company announced the public release of AI Mode in Google Search. AI Mode expands AI Overviews in search and signifies a pivot away from Google's traditional search. Users will see a tab at the top of their Google Search page that t…

News/Media Alliance calls Google's AI Mode 'theft'

The News/Media Alliance took aim at Google today after the tech company's announcement at the I/O showcase that AI Mode will be rolling out to all US search users.

News publishers call Google’s AI Mode ‘theft’

The trade association backing some of the biggest news publishers in the US slammed Google’s newly expanded AI Mode, which trades traditional search results for an AI chatbot-like interface. In a statement on Wednesday, the News/Media Alliance said the new feature is “depriving” publishers of both traffic and revenue. During Google I/O on Tuesday, the company announced that it’s expanding AI Mode to all users in the US, which appears in a new ta…

Major publishers condemn Google AI Mode as theft

News publishers unite against AI feature that reportedly bypasses traditional links and revenue models. Continue reading this article on ppc.land. Sign up the PPC Land newsletter to get the latest marketing news.

MediaPost: Google Slammed By News/Media Alliance | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

MediaPost: Google Slammed By News/Media Alliance. “Google this week announced that AI Mode, a conversational tool, has been integrated into its traditional search engine, giving users more information about queries without attaching links traditionally offered in its search engine. But Danielle Coffey, president and chief executive of CEO of News/Media Alliance, said publishers have a major problem with this new approach.”The post MediaPost: Goo…