Google: Germany Says Google's AI Overviews, Perplexity AI Subject To Media Laws

Google's AI Overviews and Perplexity AI are subject to Germany's media laws, the country's media regulator said, Reuters reports.. This includes AI-generated new summaries and chatbot responses. These are seen as content created by the companies themselves, not by third parties. Meanwhile, a court in Munich said that Google could be liable for false statements generated by AI overviews.