Google is facing a lawsuit from eight individuals who claim to represent millions of internet users and copyright holders. The lawsuit accuses Google of harvesting data without consent to build its AI products, including copyrighted material.

The plaintiffs argue that Google's privacy policy changes give it an unfair advantage over competitors who lawfully obtain or purchase data for AI training. The lawsuit could potentially result in Google owing upwards of $5 billion in damages and being ordered to obtain explicit user permission for data collection and provide fair compensation to data owners.