Chegg, an EdTech platform, has filed a lawsuit against Google in the federal district court of Columbia, alleging that the AI Overviews feature, which uses Generative AI to write answers on search result pages, has impacted Chegg’s graphics and revenue.
According to the details of the lawsuit, Chegg claims that Google’s search system effectively forces platforms like Chegg to create copyrighted content that ends up in search results. Subsequently, Google utilizes this content for its benefit without compensating Chegg. Chegg cites data indicating that Google has taken over 135 million questions and answers from Chegg’s platform to train its AI, impacting search rankings for Chegg.
Google’s representatives argue that Google serves as a conduit for billions of clicks to various websites daily, with AI Overviews enhancing the graphics of these sites.
Source: CNBC
TLDR: Chegg sues Google over AI feature impacting graphics and revenue. Google accused of using Chegg’s content without compensation. Google claims to drive billions of clicks to websites daily, with AI enhancing graphics.
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