According to TechCrunch, the U.S. government is now inviting ChatGPT Nick Turley, head of product, is here as a witness.Enhancing its contribution toGoogleof the antitrust charges, in particular, to demonstrate thatGoogle's competitors face huge hurdles in entering the search marketplace.
Last year, a U.S. court ruled that Google had a monopoly in search, and even though Google is appealing the decision, the U.S. Department of Justice is still asking the court to determine the penalties it should receive, including a possible Chrome split or browser product ban.
Nick Turley, OpenAI's head of product, has confirmed that he will testify as a witness in support of the government's antitrust case, according to the latest legal filing. The U.S. Department of Justice plans to have him testify about "Generative AI and Search Access Points, Market Entry Barriers"to provide specialized insights into issues such as To further strengthen the case, the DOJ has invited multiple Google competitors such as OpenAI, Microsoft and Perplexity to testify. However, there is a heated debate between OpenAI and Google over whether to provide the required documents and which ones to provide.
Google noted that the number of documents submitted by OpenAI was "alarmingly low" and asked OpenAI to provide more documents from other executives, particularly documents related to the period leading up to the release of the ChatGPT in 2022, which it argued could effectively rebut Turley's testimony about barriers to market entry. OpenAI responded that these historical documents have beenDoes not accurately reflectCurrent AI industry developments.
The two sides are currently at an impasse over the provision of evidence, and OpenAI has asked the court to deny Google's request for documents. As of 1AI's posting, neither Google nor OpenAI have responded to requests for comment, and the U.S. Department of Justice has not responded publicly.
