Google’s AI governance paper argues public-web training should remain fair use while pointing to opt-out controls, takedowns, and paid deals for specialized content. The post Google Defends AI Training As Fair Use In Governance Paper appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google’s AI governance paper argues public-web training should remain fair use while pointing to opt-out controls, takedowns, and paid deals for specialized content. The post Google Defends AI Training As Fair Use In Governance Paper appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Bought Reddit citations will be filtered the way Penguin filtered bought links. The only strategy that compounds on the agentic web is being real.

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

Selling AI as a people replacement alienates buyers and contradicts employment data.

Liz Reid, Google’s Head of Search, was interviewed by Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis on the AI Inside podcast. In that interview, Liz Reid said Google wants great content to shine in its search results and AI experiences. She said, “we really do want great content to shine and continue to connect people to it.”

Google seems to be testing the rollout of top stories within the AI Overview section of the Google Search results. This was something Google pre-announced last month and it now seems to be rolling out to some searchers.

Google has now specified exactly which regions local inventory ads and free local listings are available. Previously, Google would lump both together, but in reality, local inventory ads are accepted in more regions than free local listings within Google Merchant Center.

OpenAI has dropped the “Sponsored” label on its ChatGPT Ads for an “Ad” label. The position of the label also moved from the top left of the ad box to the right side of the individual ad unit.