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Two German courts have now held Google liable for statements in its AI overviews, after the Aachen Regional Court applied the same reasoning as an earlier Munich ruling in a new case where Google's AI reportedly attributed a crime to someone falsely. Google had appealed the Munich ruling before settling.
Why it matters: The rulings establish that search providers can be held responsible under German law for AI-generated summaries rather than treating them as neutral links.
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“Google tried to overturn a landmark Munich ruling on AI search liability by appealing, then quietly settled. The strategy isn't working.”
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