Google to appeal German court ruling assigning liability for AI Overviews false claims

Alphabet's Google will appeal a German court ruling which said that it is ‌directly liable for ⁠false ⁠claims appearing in AI Overviews, the US tech company said on Friday.

The challenge came after a ⁠Munich court ‌on Thursday issued the landmark judgment ⁠against Google's AI-generated summaries that appear above traditional search engine results.

"This case focuses on specific and narrow errors, not ‌the foundational way AI Overviews displays web content. We ⁠disagree with the ruling and plan to appeal," a Google spokesperson said in an email.