UK proposes to let websites refuse Google AI search

The CMA proposed that publishers ‘be able to opt out of their content being used to power AI features such as AI Overviews or to train AI models outside of Google search’. — Unsplash

LONDON: Britain's competition watchdog proposed on Jan 28 that websites be allowed to opt out of having content used by Google's "AI Overviews" feature as it tackles the technology giant's dominance in online search.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in October paved the way for tougher regulation on the matter, under new targeted measures focused on technology giants.