Google faces another AI training lawsuit from major publishers

Google 因 AI 训练再遭出版商集体诉讼

Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier, and author Scott Turow filed a class action against Google, alleging it trained Gemini on copyrighted works without permission. The suit also claims Google removed or altered copyright info to conceal the source of training data. This is the latest in a wave of publisher lawsuits against AI firms; two early California rulings have favored AI companies under fair use.

Why it matters: A publisher class action isn't novel, but the plaintiff lineup (Hachette, Elsevier, etc.) and the CMI-stripping allegation give this more weight than a routine filing. Score stays at the featured threshold because there's no ruling or settlement yet — the real impact is still ...