DOJ Targets Google’s AI Position After Search Monopoly Ruling

The Justice Department is taking aim at Google’s position in the generative AI field as it tries to leverage a court ruling that the tech giant is an unlawful monopolist in online search.

Any potential remedies stemming from the August ruling must account for the substantial impact that artificial intelligence will likely have on the search industry, as well the risk that the new technology will further entrench the Alphabet Inc. firm’s dominance, the DOJ said in an Oct. 8 court filing.

The filing offers further proof of US antitrust enforcers’ interest under the Biden administration in confronting dominant tech ...