tanteJun 10

A court in Munich declared that Google is liable for their "AI summaries" and all its hallucinations. This is an important step to bring "AI" slop in line with all other products on the market: "AI" products are basically the only ones where a provider can just deliver unchecked garbage and put all the liability on the consumer. I hope to see aggressive change here.

https://the-decoder.com/landmark-german-ruling-declares-googles-ai-overviews-are-googles-own-words-and-makes-it-liable-for-false-answers/

Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers

A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previous limited liability protections for search engine operators don't apply to AI overviews. In this case, Google's AI had falsely linked two publishers to fraud and made claims that didn't appear in any of the linked sources. The ruling could set a precedent for AI-generated content liability worldwide.

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Show threadDavid Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)Jun 10

@tante

Google's defence needs to be amplified by anyone talking to politicians about 'AI' regulation:

Google is explicitly saying in their legal filing that the outputs from their LLM should not be trusted and that users should know that.

That's one hell of an admission. Imagine saying that about any other category of product.

Show threadKarl Schwartz, Artist advocateJun 10

@david_chisnall @tante I see nothing shocking in that admission. AI abilities are jagged - in some areas exceptional (radiology) and in other prone to error. Like any human.

The key to judging its veracity is based on the strength of the citations it provides and what other sources are saying about the questions we ask of it.

Show threadsabikJun 10

@lymphomation @david_chisnall @tante
AI abilities are "jagged" because AI is an umbrella term for a bunch of disparate technologies and the AI used for radiology is almost entirely unrelated to the AI at issue here

#GenAI

Show threadeestileib (she/hers)Jun 10

@sabik @lymphomation @david_chisnall @tante

"But Science!" is just the new talking point for AI astroturf.

Notice how all the boosters started saying that and "jagged" at the same time?

Show threadKarl Schwartz, Artist advocate
@eestileib @sabik @david_chisnall @tante
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