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Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers
(the-decoder.com)
A German court has ruled that Google is directly liable for what its AI search overviews say. Previous case law shielding search engine operators from liability doesn't apply to AI overviews.
It's not a fine, it's legal liability for whatever the LLM says. The linked article is about a defamation lawsuit Google lost because the LLM hallucinated sources. If this becomes a precedent case, it could lead to people specifically getting the search overview AI to hallucinate something so they can sue Google for free money.
The main reason I think this could kill AI search overview is because it's just not a core feature. Google doesn't need it. Could they afford all the legal fees this would cost them? Probably. But they could also just get rid of it without losing any of their marketshare.