Google has successfully persuaded a U.S. appeals court that a South Carolina state tourism agency cannot shield records needed to fight allegations of monopolizing the digital advertising market. The Fourth Circuit ruled that the state waived its sovereign immunity by joining the case. Additionally, Google has won a bid to access state records in an ongoing antitrust case concerning online ads. In a separate legal matter, Google also convinced a federal judge in San Francisco to dismiss a proposed class action over its alleged misuse of personal and copyrighted data to train AI systems, including its chatbot Bard. Judge Chhabria expressed concerns in his order dismissing the case.
🚨Judge Brinkema has granted Google’s motion to strike the jury demand in its ad tech case against the DOJ. The trial, set to begin in early September, is now a bench trial.
🚨BREAKING: US judge sides with Google in AI lawsuit alleging privacy, copyright infringement, and more in the context of AI training. Plaintiffs can file a second amended complaint. Quote: "In light of the concerns expressed by Judge Chhabria in his order dismissing the… https://t.co/1chPOVuCTb
BREAKING NEWS: this week’s status report in all 24 copyright lawsuits v AI companies. 💎Nvidia enlists Neal Katyal. 💎JL v Alphabet is dismissed without prejudice 💎NYT continues to oppose request for info on how it generated regurgitation on ChatGPT. https://t.co/wINVBi8tXg