Google rejected Openai advance for the use of search technology-diepresse.com
US Ministry of Justice calls for the sale of the Chrome browser in the antitrust process.
In the antitrust process against Google Tuesday evening said Openai product chief Nick Turley against Google. According to this, Google has rejected an offer from Openai to use its search technology in Chatgpt. Openaai contacted Google in July 2023 after there were problems with the then search partner, Turley said on Tuesday in the antitrust process against the US group in Washington.
In an email shown in court, Openai wrote to Google that you could improve the quality for users through collaboration with several partners and in particular with Google API. But Google rejected the request in August with the indication that too many competitors would be involved. « We don’t have a partnership with Google today, » said Turley.
Dominant position in online search
The US Justice Ministry and several states want to achieve in the procedure that Google is forced to sell its Chrome browser-as well as further measures to break its dominant position in online search and the associated advertising.
Turley said that the government proposed to restore the competition – namely the opening of Google’s search data for competitors – could accelerate the development of Chatgpt. The search is an important part of chatt to provide current and factual answers to user inquiries, explained Turley.
It will take years before Chatgpt can cover 80 percent of inquiries with its own search. Chatgpt is currently using search technology from Microsoft’s search engine Bing.
In its opening plea on Monday, the public prosecutor expressed concerns that Google’s search monopoly could give the company advantages in the field of AI and that its AI products were another opportunity to lead users to his search engine.
Google rejects the allegations and emphasizes that the lawsuit is not geared towards AI. The company sees itself strong competition from companies such as Meta and Microsoft exposed.
Exclusive contracts with smartphone manufacturers
As can be seen from a document published on Tuesday in the process, Google considered exclusive deals with Android smartphone manufacturers for his Ki app Gemini and the Chrome browser last year.
The US group negotiated with smartphone manufacturers such as Samsung About exclusive preliminary installations. Instead of concluding further exclusive contracts, Google has its agreements with Samsung, Motorola and the network operators AT & T And according to the process documents, Verizon has recently loosened and allowed them to install competing searches.
These non-exclusive agreements correspond to Google’s idea of how the changes required by the court could be implemented. The Ministry of Justice is not going far enough – it demands that Google will no longer be allowed to make payments in order to secure the preferred preinstallation of its services.
A Google Manager said in court that the partners had recently been confirmed in writing that they could also install other AI products on new devices. (APA/Reuters)
