Hachette and Elsevier sue Google over Gemini AI training on their books

Publishers Hachette and Elsevier are leading a US legal action against Google, alleging the company used their copyrighted books without authorisation to train its Gemini AI model. The case is part of a broader wave of copyright lawsuits brought by authors and publishers against AI companies over training data. The outcome could have major implications for the AI industry's use of published works.