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A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previou
Let’s fucking go
This is HUGE.
1. The court holds Google responsible for statements made by its AI, considering them Google's statements (search engines have limited liability for results in their engine as they're the words of other sites/companies/people), meaning when their AI lies/hallucinates they're liable for the defamation/harm resulting from those statements.
2. Google's defense that customers are generally aware of the lack of reliability and are responsible for fact checking was dismissed. As the court pointed out, that would "significantly diminish" AI Search's stated purpose and it can't be distinguished from Google's business practices/statements as a search tool.
3. Studies have found about 91% of Google's everyday AI responses are accurate, leaving millions of searches per HOUR with potential liability for falsehoods. 56% of correct responses weren't supported by the sources the AI listed. Both of which mean Google is now liable for a LOT more AI "errors."
4. Google was held liable for 80% of court costs in this case and this precedent is expected to reverberate around the world. This is a massive shift from the 3rd-party search provider role Google has previously played and it comes right as they've tied ALL searches to their AI search.
TL;DR Google reeeeeally stepped in it this time.
Makes perfect sense, actually, and is the result I expected. Search engines and social media have always hidden behind the protection of “the public square” and “notice board” classifications to deny liability for things.
They claimed they were just platforms and anyone could use them. They were not making “judgment calls.” There was no creation of content or filter of information or anything. The only value judgment they would make was how relevant the result was to your search terms. Which is the purpose of a search engine. They were just places where people could put up their flyers (like a notice board) or meet up freely and express their opinion (like the public square). They allowed you to filter things (through provided content filters or the use of Boolean search language), but they themselves would not make any determination regarding the value or morality or trustworthiness of the information provided.
And this used to be true. Google searches didn’t make judgment calls on the value of the opinions and data presented, it just returned relevant links. The more relevant, the higher on the list. This guaranteed multiple sources and points of view and you could decide for yourself which ones to trust.
For example, I had to look up Stormfront for a class way back when. Google didn’t give me a paragraph explaining why Stormfront was bad. It didn’t insist I must have meant something else and give me those results because no good person would look up neo-nazis. It didn’t give me a dozen articles and Reddit posts that mention Stormfront once or twice.
What it did do was give me Stormfront’s homepage. And the link below it was the Wikipedia page explaining what it was. And the links below that were news articles and blogs on Stormfront. Then at the bottom it gave me some weather sites because maybe I did just mistype “storm front”. Relevant information presented to me, actual decision on what to trust left up to me.
Then Google started exerting more control. It was bad enough when Google started automatically changing your search terms, to what it decided you actually meant, but it now it’s deciding what is allowed to be seen for the search terms you use. What’s a source Google trusts and which ones should be hidden. Judgment calls are being made.
And that’s the important part. Once you’re deciding who is and isn’t allowed to put their flyers up, you’re not an unbiased notice board. You’re not the public square. You’re a publisher. You are deciding what to show based on what you place value on. And if you are making judgment calls, you can be held liable for the result of those calls.
That’s why newspapers and magazines can be sued when they run a piece that states false information as fact. They made the judgment call to spread the libel even though it was someone else who wrote it.
Google has skirted this line for quite a while. It’s okay to block bad information, right? If you hide a website that says battery acid is safe to drink, that’s fine, right? No one is hurt if wrongthink is hidden and only trustworthy sources are presented, right? You can’t be sued if no direct injury was caused to your users, right? No harm no foul, right?
Except… with Google AI and its bad information being presented as the first result of your Google search…
Well. Now there’s provable harm.
An AI cannot make a true judgment call and it cannot be held liable. It’s a machine. It has no values, no morals, no personhood. But someone wrote the program that determines how the AI judges information and presents it and someone put it online and placed it automatically at the top of their search results and someone presented it as a reliable judge of trustworthy information (with a small disclaimer that maybe it could be wrong sometimes). So that someone is the one who should be held responsible for the judgment calls the AI makes.
And that someone is Google.
TL;DR: to be held liable for something you usually need control, cause, and damages (this is very simplified). Google used to avoid liability by not controlling search results. Judgment on what to trust was left to the users so even if relying on the information caused damage, it wasn’t Google’s fault. Google then started exerting control, but claimed it was to avoid damage to users. If users couldn’t prove Google’s search results caused harm to them, Google couldn’t be held responsible even if they had control.
But with Google AI generating bad info, people are being damaged by Google’s control over information. So now we have control, cause, and damage. Google can be now be sued for search results.
A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previou
Let’s fucking go
This is HUGE.
1. The court holds Google responsible for statements made by its AI, considering them Google's statements (search engines have limited liability for results in their engine as they're the words of other sites/companies/people), meaning when their AI lies/hallucinates they're liable for the defamation/harm resulting from those statements.
2. Google's defense that customers are generally aware of the lack of reliability and are responsible for fact checking was dismissed. As the court pointed out, that would "significantly diminish" AI Search's stated purpose and it can't be distinguished from Google's business practices/statements as a search tool.
3. Studies have found about 91% of Google's everyday AI responses are accurate, leaving millions of searches per HOUR with potential liability for falsehoods. 56% of correct responses weren't supported by the sources the AI listed. Both of which mean Google is now liable for a LOT more AI "errors."
4. Google was held liable for 80% of court costs in this case and this precedent is expected to reverberate around the world. This is a massive shift from the 3rd-party search provider role Google has previously played and it comes right as they've tied ALL searches to their AI search.
TL;DR Google reeeeeally stepped in it this time.
5. If the words are Google's, this solidifies the position of universities who demand that all answers from AI are fully cited. If all the in-line citations now have to be (Google, 2026), that's going to make it obvious when someone's trying to use Google as a source. There's still the difficulty with people who are academically dishonest by trying to pass off the AI writing as their own. 6. 91% accuracy is officially too low to use as a source of references, which means the AI can't be used as a source of references either. This makes it less legitimate for such purposes than Wikipedia of all places (Wikipedia might need date/time proof of when it was accessed for the reference to be valid, but at least it is possible to prove the link existed at a particular date and time). 7. This will help encourage the rollout of courses on how to avoid AI search for students who need academic accuracy, because it's statistically not good enough to use. 8. This strengthens the case intellectual property authors have against Google in the EU, as this is proof that an intellectual property transfer took place.
2b:
The possibility of disproving a statement through further research doesn't "regularly exempt from liability for this statement."
(you are responsible for the things you say, even though people could do their own research and discover that you're wrong.)
A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previou
Let’s fucking go
This is HUGE.
1. The court holds Google responsible for statements made by its AI, considering them Google's statements (search engines have limited liability for results in their engine as they're the words of other sites/companies/people), meaning when their AI lies/hallucinates they're liable for the defamation/harm resulting from those statements.
2. Google's defense that customers are generally aware of the lack of reliability and are responsible for fact checking was dismissed. As the court pointed out, that would "significantly diminish" AI Search's stated purpose and it can't be distinguished from Google's business practices/statements as a search tool.
3. Studies have found about 91% of Google's everyday AI responses are accurate, leaving millions of searches per HOUR with potential liability for falsehoods. 56% of correct responses weren't supported by the sources the AI listed. Both of which mean Google is now liable for a LOT more AI "errors."
4. Google was held liable for 80% of court costs in this case and this precedent is expected to reverberate around the world. This is a massive shift from the 3rd-party search provider role Google has previously played and it comes right as they've tied ALL searches to their AI search.
TL;DR Google reeeeeally stepped in it this time.
by Enoki Toshiyuki
yall aren’t gonna believe this
I swear to god I tried to grab my phone but I couldn’t without ruining the moment
He wouldn’t lEAVE
I’m so fucking proud of my weird wet son
IT IS A THING NOW
Important update: it has been several weeks and little mans still needs to inspect and rub his face on the shower head every single night before bed so after washing up and putting on my jimjams I then have to get up on a stool like
if you're wearing a binder right now
sit/stand up straight
relax your shoulders
chest out
take a deep breath in all the way down to your belly
exhale slowly
and another deep breath
and out again
Anyway the real questions I'd like to ask allo people in fandom in an attempt to get them to understand maybe a little bit why aro and/or ace fans feel so upset and lonely all the time are:
Do you have any aro/ace headcanons? Are they of main characters? Your favorite characters? Characters you even like?
When was the last time you read a fic that featured an aro/ace character? Did you bookmark it? Did you leave a comment? Have you ever put one on a reclist?
Have you ever participated in a genfic exchange? Have you ever considered that things like exchanges rely in part on having a certain number of participants, otherwise assignments won't work?
Have you ever had your art tagged with the name of a ship you didn't personally like? How did that make you feel? Have you ever thought about the fact that other people might feel the same way? Maybe even about the ships you do like?
Bonus hard round:
Have you ever considered what kind of a message it sends to say "Just let me write stories/make art/reblog posts about the things I like!" and to then exclude an entire group of marginalized people from "The things you like"
gentle reminder that “gay panic” is not a cutesy way of describing a gay character freaking out over another character or their sexuality. gay panic is a legal defense tactic used in the US until very recently to get homophobes out of facing consequences for killing or assaulting queer people. it is neither cute nor funny.
if you didn’t know this, that’s ok, now you do! proceed accordingly.
This. It doesn’t mean “I’m so gay I don’t know what to do.” It means “I thought that gay person was flirting with me, so of course I had to shoot to kill, officer, it can’t be murder because it wasn’t my fault.” And then the killer would literally not get convicted of murder, regardless of anything witnesses had to say.
It was also used in Australia btw. And just five fucking years ago I would have had to say “is.” The gay panic defence was finally outlawed in our last state in 2020. It was most recently used in 2015.
This isn’t even history. If you’re old enough to read this it’s in your lifetime. And there are people who want to bring it back.
In Pride month, I think it's important to remind you of this iconic dialogue. You don't have to talk about who you are if you don't want to❤️
Viggo Mortensen when interviewed about playing a gay character in Falling (which he also directed)
If the studio could ask “hey are you gay, otherwise you can’t play this character,” then they know for later that that actor is gay and can refuse to give them future work because they’re “just not right for the role.”
People NEED to have the right to choose to stay in the closet at work.
In Pride month, I think it's important to remind you of this iconic dialogue. You don't have to talk about who you are if you don't want to❤️
Reblog this post to give soup to queer people
If I'm a queer person rebloging this does that mean i also get soup or is it like a can't have your cake and eat it too situation 🤔
If you're queer and reblog this you automatically get soup
soup!!
gay soup
im also queer do i get soup?
Ofc, all queer people get soups !!
Unless you don’t like soup, then you get a sammich or something
Bakn galikh, bâha!
Kâzirizu harm?
I've been an active user of your website for many years, but this is my first time really looking into your blog so apologies if you've already answered something like this.
In my most recent writings I'm finding the need for some threats translates into Khuzdul. We have been given a few, namely the ones used by Thorin and Dwalin in the Hobbit films. While these are lovely, they are very over used and I want something... More. So, I wanted to know if it was possible to get a translation for a few different types of threats or challenges.
One that I really need help with is translating a way for one party to condemn another to death. Imagine a scene where character A is being beat to death and character B needs to have something they can spit at their enemy-- Kind of like a "Let the mountains hear me and bear witness to this oath, I will kill you for what you've done" type of vibe, but any and all translations/suggestions are welcome and I'd love to see what you can come up with!
Thank you for all that you do for the LoTR community.
Mahazralizu 'uglakh!
Bakn galikh, bâha!
You certainly may, and thank you for the very interesting question indeed!
While the films provide a few memorable Dwarven threats, insults, and battle-cries, most elaborate Dwarven vows must ultimately be reconstructed from broader Dwarven culture rather than direct textual evidence.
That said, vengeance itself is very much part of the Dwarven cultural picture. In Unfinished Tales, Gandalf describes Thorin as having his heart “hot with brooding on his wrongs” and as being “burdened too with the duty of revenge upon Smaug that he had inherited.” Gandalf then adds that “Dwarves take such duties very seriously.”
That wording is important. Revenge is not presented merely as a personal feeling. It can be a solemn duty, and even an inherited one.
Personally, I suspect a Dwarf would therefore often favour an oath, vow, or declaration of repayment over a simple “I will kill you.”
Dwarves remember. Dwarves keep accounts. Dwarves settle debts.
Thus, where a Man might cry, “I’ll kill you for this!”, a Dwarf might instead say:
'Ala huhdu zamatabkimruki! "This wrong will be repaid!"
'ala = this
huhdu = wrong
za- = will, shall
ma- = passive marker, “be”
tabkimruki = it repays, (using allied verb element "ruk", often use to indicate "beyond the ordinary measure")
This expression reminds me somewhat of the idea behind a Great Book of Grudges from the Warhammer Fantasy universe. The wrong has been recorded. The account is open. Settlement will come.
And, if we are honest, Dwarves are not always entirely reasonable about what enters such a book. Yes, I have one of those and use it on occasions too - image below :
The Great Book of Grudges as show some years ago on one of my Twitch streams.
A few select examples from my own pocket-sized Great Book of Grudges include: One-entry fellon
Andang: For stating the Balrog was only social distancing.
Two-entry fellon
Firesmith: For being over-eager to go into the Great Book of Grudges.
Firesmith: For stating Dwarves are short-legged, while clearly we are stout-legged.
Three-entry fellon
Darnulf: For calling Moria a pit of filth. The outrage! A pox on his beard! - Thought it must be said, it has seen better days.
Darnulf: For insulting the Great Book of Grudges twice.
Darnulf: For creating an Elf character in ESO and calling it cute.
Anyhow... where were we... ah yes, threats and oaths... So more serious examples might include:
'Abbad zatasnasabîn kulhu zâmhili dumê! "The mountains shall witness what I do to you!"
'abbad = the mountains
zatasnasabîn = they shall witness
kulhu = that which
zâmhili = I shall do
dumê = to you, using the contemptuous form
This feels less like a threat and more like a formal oath. The mountains themselves are called as witnesses.
Another possibility:
Lu zâdkhiti la' sastafmî ni Mahitdendûm! "I will not rest until you step into the Halls of Waiting!"
lu = not
zâdkhiti = I shall rest
la' = until
sastafmî = you step, again using a contemptuous form
ni = into
Mahitdendûm = the Halls of Waiting
I rather like this one because it never explicitly says, “I will kill you.” Instead, it vows that the speaker will know no rest until the other party has gone to the halls of the dead.
A brief grammatical note on the above examples: although these statements describe outcomes the speaker considers certain, I have deliberately used Imperfect forms rather than Perfect forms. The speaker is reacting to events unfolding before them and expressing an active vow in the moment. The Imperfect therefore better conveys the sense of immediate and ongoing vivid determination.
Hoping the above was of some help. Ever at your service, The Dwarrow Scholar
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Imagine being an Eridian scientist tasked with maintaining a mass biodome to ensure the health of AN ALIEN LIFEFORM that breathes poison and is made of organs inside and out (top of the food chain on his planet, btw...)
One day, you're observing this creature as he smashes apart a slab of ochre, SPITS ALL OVER IT, and then rubs his hand into the concoction. He then PRESSES THAT HAND into the side of your METICULOUSLY sythasized cave terrain (which you made specifically for him!!!)
To Grace, it's a testament to human survival on an inhabitable planet. A reminder of how far humans have come. Ancient graffiti. "I did this. I was here. I was alive. A human made it this far."
To the Eridians watching: it's some gross bullshit that makes them look at each other the same way Jim eyes the camera in The Office.
Like "Are you seeing this shit? What the actual fuck???"
I LOVE THIS IDEA SO MUCH OML!!!!! So fucking beautiful and so funny when you think about it. God bless.
Danny Phantom really is a great concept for a comedy horror series. It’s too bad that concept had to enter the world through the mind of Butch Hartman.
Danny Phantom was the first fandom I was ever really active in as in I created theory and fanfic for it and I’ve been mildly disappointed ever since at the lack of vivisection on live subjects in every other internet community.
Teenage boy superhero is half dead and is hunted down by his own parents and possibly also his girlfriend and if his secret is revealed it’s not his enemies that will be a danger to him, but his own loved ones. All of his enemies know his secret identity, in fact. That is such a fascinating concept that was semi-wasted on Nickelodeon.
why not have the reader re-read a sentence now and then? it won't hurt him....
Stop dumbing down your prose for “reach.” It’s just another form of capitulating to censorship. Speak in your own voice.
Do you really want to cater to the lowest common denominator? Would you really like to read what you feel pressured to write?
Happy Pride Month!
Faust the Crow loves you even more than she did the last 2 years!