By Jody Godoy
(Reuters) -Alphabet’s strict measures will be needed to prevent Google from using its artificial intelligence products to expand its domain in online search, said a lawyer in the United States at the beginning of the trial against the historical antitrus case on Monday (21).
The result of the judgment can basically reshape the Internet and deprive Google as the online information portal. DOJ compared the process with its previous efforts to break up AT&T, Microsoft and Standard Oil.
“It’s time to tell Google and all other monopolists they listen to, and they listen, that there are consequences when breaking the antitrust laws,” said Doj David Dahlquist’s lawyer during his opening speech.
DOJ and a broad coalition of state prosecutors are trying to force Google to sell their Chrome browser and take other measures to restore competition, although research is developed into overlap with general AI products that chatgpt.
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“The solution of this court must be focused on the future and not ignore what is on the horizon,” Dahlquist said.
Witnesses about confusion AI and Openai will testify about how research and AI overlap and how Google’s domain affect their business, Dahlquist said.
John Schmidlein, a partner at Williams & Connolly, told us district judge Amit Mehta that DOJ proposals correspond to “a list of wishes for competitors who want to get the benefits of Google’s extraordinary innovations.”
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AI competitors “would also like to get help, even if they compete well,” he said.
Google claims that its AI products are beyond the extent of the case, which have focused on search engines. The adoption of the proposed measures “would delay US innovation at a critical moment,” said Google Executive Lee-Anne Mulholland in a blog post on Sunday.
The company plans to appeal the final decision in the case.
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Antitrust authorities have proposed long measures to quickly open the research market and give new competitors an advantage.
Its suggestions include the end of exclusive agreements where Google pays billions of dollars annually to Apple and other device providers to make Google a default search engine on its tablets and smartphones.
Google would also need to license search results for competitors, including requirements. And would be required to sell your Android mobile operating system if other measures cannot restore competition.
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(Report from Jody Godoy in Washington)