The U.S. Department of Justice wants to block Google from using AI to expand its search monopoly.

The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to force Google to sell its Chrome browser and take other measures to end its monopoly, thereby restoring competition in the search engine market.

At the antitrust trial against Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet, which began on April 21, lawyers for the US Department of Justice argued that strong measures should be imposed to prevent Google from using artificial intelligence (AI) products to expand its dominance in the online search field.

The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to force Google to sell its Chrome browser and take other measures to end its monopoly, thereby restoring competition in the online search engine market. Prosecutors have compared this case to previous cases that led to the breakup of AT&T and Standard Oil.

The U.S. Department of Justice and a coalition of 38 state attorneys general are pushing for solutions they believe will restore competition even as search engines evolve to the point of overlapping with generative AI products like ChatGPT.

The U.S. Department of Justice is proposing to end Google's exclusive agreements with tablet and smartphone manufacturers like Apple that make Google the default search engine.

Google would also have to license its search results to competitors, along with several other requirements. If other measures fail to restore competition, Google would be forced to sell its Android mobile operating system.

Attorney David Dahlquist of the Department of Justice argued that Google's monopolistic position in online search has helped the tech company improve its AI products, which is also a way to drive users to Google's search engine.

According to documents presented in court, Google agreed to pay Samsung a "huge sum" monthly to install Google's Gemini AI application on devices such as smartphones. This agreement between Google and Samsung could be extended until 2028.

At the trial, Google's lawyer, John Schmidtlein, argued that the U.S. Justice Department's proposals would benefit Google's competitors.

Google argues that its AI products fall outside the scope of the lawsuit, which focuses on search engines. In a blog post on April 20, Google CEO Lee-Anne Mulholland warned that implementing the proposed measures "would stifle American innovation at a critical time."

Google says it plans to appeal the final ruling in this trial.

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