Radio Ink Reports
A group of US Senators, including Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren, is pushing the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate how Big Tech is using AI summaries to threaten content creators, including journalists, by misappropriating their work.
In a letter, the eight senators express concerns over the potential antitrust implications of generative AI features, introduced by major tech platforms like Google and Meta, and how they possibly undermine local news reporting.
The Senators argue that generative AI features, which summarize or replicate content without proper attribution, exacerbate the shuttering of local news organizations and widespread layoffs by diverting users from original sources and depriving creators of advertising revenue. Unlike traditional search results that direct traffic to publishers’ websites, AI-generated summaries keep users on the search platform, allowing the platform to profit while content creators lose out. More Here
