Publishers Seek to Join Lawsuit Against Google Over AI Training Copyright Claims

Publishers Hachette Book Group and Cengage Group have requested permission from a California federal court to join a class action lawsuit against Google. They allege that Google used copyrighted content from their books without authorization to train its artificial intelligence systems, describing this as a significant infringement. The lawsuit, which already includes visual artists and authors, addresses broader concerns about AI training and copyright misuse. Google has not yet commented on the publishers' intervention request.