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Educational tech company Chegg sues Google over AI Overviews

Ed-tech company Chegg has sued Google claiming that AI summaries of search results drawn from Chegg's own IP has hurt its traffic and revenue.

Educational tech company Chegg has sued Google in federal court claiming that its "AI Overviews" that appear ahead of search results have hurt its traffic and revenue. Previously, publishers like The New York Times have sued AI companies over copyright infringement, accusing them of training large language models (LLMs) on IP material without permission. The tech-ed company said that it is particularly affected by these practices because the "breadth, depth, quality and volume of Chegg's educational content holds enormous value for artificial intelligence applications."

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