Rolling Stone owner Penske Media sues Google for artificial intelligence summary

Google faces lawsuits from Penske Media (PMC), the parent company of Rolling Stone and Variety. PMC accused Google of illegally using publisher content to create AI summary, harming publishers’ business. PMC claims Google’s AI overview feature launched last year repurposing content without consent, reducing traffic and revenue. Google argued that the feature was helpful and created new traffic opportunities and vowed to refute these "founded" allegations. The lawsuit highlights the ongoing tension between advances in artificial intelligence and copyright issues in the publishing industry.