Google’s AI Mode is ‘the definition of theft,’ publishers say, opt-out was considered

ronjor · May 24, 2025

Ben Schoon | May 22 2025

The AI takeover of Search is in full swing, especially as Google’s new AI Mode is going live for all US users. But for publishers, this continues the existential crisis around how Google Search is changing, with a new statement calling AI Mode “the definition of theft” while legal documents reveal that Google did consider opt out controls that ultimately weren’t implemented.
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Google’s AI Mode is ‘the definition of theft,’ publishers say, opt-out was considered

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Google’s AI Mode is ‘the definition of theft,’ publishers say, opt-out was considered

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