'Parasitic' Google search takes publishers' content to train AI, Chegg says
By Chris May ( February 25, 2025, 00:39 GMT | Insight) -- Google’s prominent AI-powered search results are fueled by anticompetitive conduct that squeezes valuable content from publishers who are beholden to the tech giant’s monopolistic grip on access to web surfers, US online education platform Chegg said today in a lawsuit.Google’s prominent AI-powered search results are fueled by anticompetitive conduct that squeezes valuable content from publishers who are beholden to the tech giant’s monopolistic grip on access to web surfers, US online education platform Chegg said today in a lawsuit....
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