Justice Department Says Remedies in Google Antitrust Case Should Consider AI Tools

Core Viewpoint - The Justice Department's antitrust case against Google emphasizes the need for remedies to address Google's dominance in search, particularly concerning its AI product, Gemini [1][2]. Group 1: Antitrust Case Arguments - The Justice Department argues that Google's ability to promote Gemini should be curtailed to prevent monopolization of a new search access point [1][2]. - The Department seeks to require Google to share its search data with AI companies to enhance competition against Gemini [3]. - Proposed remedies include forcing Google to sell its Chrome browser, ceasing payments to Apple for default search engine status, and sharing data with competitors [5]. Group 2: Google's Defense - Google attorney John Schmidtlein stated that the company no longer engages in exclusive agreements with device manufacturers, allowing them to install any search and AI applications [3]. - Schmidtlein argued that requiring Google to share search data with AI companies is inappropriate, especially since companies like OpenAI are already market leaders [4].