German media regulator says Google's AI Overviews subject to German media law

BERLIN, July 14 : Germany's media regulator said on Tuesday that Google's AI Overviews and Perplexity AI are subject to the country's media laws, stepping up scrutiny of AI-generated content after a German court found Google liable for inaccurate information produced by the feature. The Commission for Licensing and Supervision, ZAK, which represents Germany's 14 state media authorities, said AI-generated news summaries and chatbot responses constitute content created by the providers themselves rather than merely displaying third-party material.The ruling follows increased scrutiny of AI-generated search summaries in Germany and elsewhere in Europe.In a separate case, a court in Munich held that Google could be directly liable for allegedly false statements generated by its AI Overview fea