Get the latest tech news

Are AI-Generated Search Results Still Protected by Section 230?


Starting this week millions will see AI-generated answers in Google's search results by default. But the announcement Tuesday at Google's annual developer conference suggests a future that's "not without its risks, both to users and to Google itself," argues the Washington Post: For years, Google...

From that standpoint, he said, a liability regime that incentivizes search engines to continue sending users to third-party websites might be "a really good outcome." [Last] Sunday, the top Democrat and Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee released a draft of a bill that would sunset the statute within 18 months, giving Congress time to craft a new liability framework in its place. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.) argued that the law, which helped pave the way for social media and the modern internet, has "outlived its usefulness."

Get the Android app

Or read this on Slashdot

Read more on:

Photo of Section 230

Section 230

Related news:

News photo

Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Leaders Announce Legislative Hearing on Sunsetting Section 230

News photo

A bipartisan bill is looking to end Section 230 protections for tech companies

News photo

Has Wired Given Up On Fact Checking? Publishes Facts-Optional Screed Against Section 230 That Gets Almost Everything Wrong