The U.S. Department of Justice requires Google toSplit and sell its Chrome browser businessNick Turley, head of ChatGPT service, saidOpenAI is interested in acquiring.
The U.S. Department of Justice pointed out that for many users, browsers are usually the channel to connect to the Internet, and Chrome browser has now become the most popular browser product in the world. Therefore, requiring Google to split and sell the Chrome browser business will interrupt Google's expansion of its search services and allow more third-party search services to enter the Chrome browser.
According to Judge Amit Mehta's opinion, Google's monopoly in the search market will bring advantages to its artificial intelligence technology development. However, Google stated that it is currently facing competitive pressure from companies that provide generative artificial intelligence technology. It even produced documents showing that OpenAI internally believes that its ChatGPT service is in a leading position in content interaction and does not regard Google as its biggest competitor.
When testifying in court, Nick Turley explained that he had contacted Google in the past to seek cooperation in search technology supply, but was rejected by Google on the grounds that it would involve market competition. Therefore, although he reached a cooperation agreement with Apple to allow Apple to integrate its ChatGPT service with the "Apple Intelligence" service function, he was still unable to further integrate the ChatGPT service with the Android platform or Chrome browser, and it could only be provided through a separate App.
OpenAI has previously opened up access to paid usersChatGPT search function, and is now gradually opening it up to all users, with plans to use it to complete 80% of search tasks, but it clearly requires considerable time for adjustment. Therefore, Nick Turley stated that if a court order requires Google to spin off its Chrome browser business, OpenAI would be interested in acquiring it.
