The fine was not contested by Google, which stated that the penalty was "not proportionate" to the allegations but agreed to pay to "move on." The issue of how tech companies train their chatbots is a contentious one, with OpenAI facing a lawsuit from The New York Times over similar allegations. Meanwhile, some publishers have reached agreements with companies like ChatGPT to use their content.
Key takeaways:
- Google has been fined €250 million (roughly $270 million) by French regulators for using news outlets' content to train its AI chatbot, Bard, now called Gemini, without permission.
- The tech giant is the first to face a penalty for how it trained its AI.
- Google has agreed to pay the fine and will not dispute the facts, but stated that the fine was 'not proportionate' to the allegations.
- The case brings attention to the issue of how tech companies train their chatbots, a topic that has already been brought up in court with other companies such as OpenAI.