"Judge Mehta acknowledged the rapid changes to the Google's business when he issued his remedies in September, writing that the emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) had changed the course of the case. He refused to grant government lawyers their request for a Google breakup that would include a spin-off of Chrome, the world's most popular browser. Instead, he pushed less rigorous remedies, including a requirement that Google share certain data with "qualified competitors" as deemed by the court."
"That data was due to include portions of its search index, Google's massive inventory of web content that functions like a map of the internet. The judge also called for Google to allow certain competitors to display the tech giant's search results as their own in a bid to give upstarts the time and resources they need to innovate."
Google appealed a US district judge's ruling that found the company illegally held a monopoly in online search. The company requested a pause on implementing court-ordered remedies that would require sharing portions of its search index and syndication services with qualified competitors. The judge acknowledged rapid change from the emergence of generative AI and declined to order a breakup, instead imposing data-sharing and syndication remedies. Google argued the mandates risk Americans' privacy, would discourage competitors from building independent products, and could stifle innovation. Some observers view the remedies as too lenient toward Google.
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