*Could* sue, yes - win, maybe not. This is not like traditional search results snippets (which quoted the source directly).
Let's say you ask me to summarise some topic for you. I read a few articles online and write up an explanation. I link to all my sources, but you might not bother visiting any of those links as you already have what you asked for.
I'm not quoting word for word, and I'm crediting my sources, so what law did I break? That's what AI is doing.
I'm not sure about Google, but Microsoft is very confident about AI being legal - they've promised commercial customers they'll join the legal battle on their behalf, even covering all the damages if the company loses: [Copilot Copyright Commitment for customers](https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2023/09/07/copilot-copyright-commitment-ai-legal-concerns/).
Let's say you ask me to summarise some topic for you. I read a few articles online and write up an explanation. I link to all my sources, but you might not bother visiting any of those links as you already have what you asked for.
I'm not quoting word for word, and I'm crediting my sources, so what law did I break? That's what AI is doing.
I'm not sure about Google, but Microsoft is very confident about AI being legal - they've promised commercial customers they'll join the legal battle on their behalf, even covering all the damages if the company loses: [Copilot Copyright Commitment for customers](https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2023/09/07/copilot-copyright-commitment-ai-legal-concerns/).