Google must let publishers opt out of AI Search features, rules UK

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has mandated that Google provide website publishers with tools to opt out of AI-powered search features, such as AI Overviews, and prevent their content from being used to train or fine-tune Google’s AI models. This regulatory ruling aims to empower news organizations and other publishers to negotiate fairer content deals while ensuring that search results provide proper attribution. Google has begun rolling out new controls in its Search Console for UK publishers, with plans for a global release, and has committed to providing better visibility into how content appears in AI-generated responses.

(Source：The Verge)