Publishers will be able to opt out of AI Search, thanks to new regulation

U.K. regulators are requiring Google offer a tool allowing website publishers to opt-out of generative AI search features. The option will be tested in the UK then rolled out globally.
Ars Technica

Google ordered to put clearer links in AI search and let UK publishers opt out

UK regulators today ordered Google to put clearer attributions and links to publishers’ content in its AI-generated search features. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) also said Google ...
Wired

Data Brokers’ and AI Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds

A new study finds AI companies, defense firms, and dating apps are among 38 data collectors allegedly using manipulative design to confuse users while collecting their data. Researchers at EPIC ...