Google is under investigation in the EU to find out whether it imposes unfair terms on content creators for AI

The European Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into Google and whether it is imposing unfair terms on content creators and web publishers to power its AI services.

The Commission's investigation focuses on two major concerns. First, the possible use of videos uploaded to YouTube being used to train generative AI models. This being done without the content creator receiving any money or being able to refuse to have their content used this way.

"Content creators uploading videos on YouTube have an obligation to grant Google permission to use their data for different purposes, including for training generative AI models," the Commission says. "Google does not remunerate YouTube content creators for their content, nor does allow them to upload their content on YouTube without