A coalition of publishers and authors has initiated a collective lawsuit against Google in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. They accuse Google of unauthorized use of copyrighted works to train its artificial intelligence platform, Gemini, and of intentionally removing or altering copyright information to obscure instances of infringement. The plaintiffs have highlighted that Google employed both authorized book copies, originally utilized for Google Books searches, and unauthorized book content sourced from the Google Play Store, for the purpose of AI training.

Internal documents from Google have surfaced, indicating that company executives were cognizant of the potential for significant fines associated with this practice. As of now, Google has not issued a response regarding this matter. In the United States, disputes over AI and copyright are not uncommon. Although a California court previously ruled in favor of an AI company's 'fair use' defense, subsequent rulings have failed to establish a consistent and unambiguous legal precedent. Notably, Anthropic faced a hefty $1.5 billion fine for comparable actions, and numerous authors have rejected settlement offers, demanding accountability instead.