Google’s AI technology might be put in the spotlight as the Department of Justice decides on how to tackle the company’s monopoly in the search space.

US District Judge Amit Mehta has been asked to give a view as to whether Google needs to hand over the details of its AI technology, Gemini, to be considered in this landmark antitrust case.

The case centers upon what the DoJ has termed “pernicious” anticompetitive conduct from the technology giant; and the illegal monopoly that it was ruled to have in August.

Breaking up a monopoly

The paperwork filed with the DC District Court highlighted four areas where it believes Google has illegally maintained a monopoly, including user data and pre-installation of its browsers and first party apps on new devices.

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