Book publishers sue Google for copyright infringement over Gemini AI training

Major book publishers and author Scott Turow have sued Google, alleging the company illegally used copyrighted books to train its Gemini AI models. The lawsuit claims Google repurposed content originally licensed for limited services like Google Books for commercial AI development without permission.
Complainants claim that their works on Google Play Books were not licensed for use in training Gemini. Photograph: SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images Complainants claim that their works on Google Play Books were not licensed for use in training Gemini. Photograph: SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images Books Book publishers sue Google for copyright infringement over Gemini AI training Group of major publishers accuses the tech giant of ‘one of the most prolific infringements of copyrighted materials in history’
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