A group of book publishers has filed a lawsuit against Google, accusing the technology giant of unlawfully using copyrighted books to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models.
The publishers allege that Google copied protected content without permission or compensation and used it to develop AI systems capable of generating material that directly competes with the original works of authors.
According to the lawsuit, the unauthorised use of copyrighted material undermines the publishing industry by allowing AI-generated content to replicate or substitute original creative works.
The case adds to a growing number of legal challenges facing AI companies over the use of copyrighted material in training large language models. Authors, publishers and media organisations have increasingly argued that their intellectual property has been exploited without consent.
Google has yet to publicly respond to the latest lawsuit. The outcome could have significant implications for the future development of AI technologies and the use of copyrighted content in model training.
