@ai_and_law · Post #722 · 12.12.2025 г., 08:04
🇪🇺EU Opens Antitrust Probe into Google’s AI Training Practices The European Commission has launched an antitrust investigation into whether Google is using web content and YouTube uploads to train its AI systems without appropriate compensation, opt-out mechanisms, or equal access for competitors. Regulators are examining Google’s AI Overviews, AI Mode, and the use of YouTube content, noting that creators are required to grant Google permission for AI training without remuneration, while AI rivals are simultaneously blocked from using YouTube data for their own models. According to the Commission, the probe will assess whether Google imposes unfair terms on publishers and creators or grants itself privileged access to content in a way that may constitute abuse of dominance under EU competition rules. Google rejects the allegations, arguing that the inquiry risks slowing innovation and stating that tools like Google-Extended and robots.txt give publishers control, though the Commission noted concerns about the practical effects of blocking Google crawlers. T #AI#Antitrust#CompetitionLaw#DataGovernance#AIRegulation