Chegg, an edtech company, has initiated a lawsuit against Google, alleging that the tech giant’s AI-generated summaries of search results have negatively impacted Chegg’s website traffic and revenue.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, accuses Google of engaging in unfair competition, including reciprocal dealing, monopoly maintenance, and unjust enrichment. According to Chegg, Google’s practice of requiring companies to provide their content in order to be included in Google Search constitutes an abuse of its dominant position in the search market, allowing it to reap the benefits of third-party intellectual property.

Chegg is seeking compensatory damages, as well as other forms of relief, including an injunction to halt Google’s alleged “unlawful and unfair” conduct.

Chegg is not the only publisher to express concerns about Google’s efforts to integrate AI into Google Search and make it more like an AI assistant. Several news outlets have reported a decline in traffic due to Google’s AI summaries, which compile information from various online sources to answer user queries.

We have reached out to Google for a statement and will update this post if we receive a response.