OpenAI Would Buy Google Chrome If It Could: Fortune Tech

Things keep getting spicy in the proceedings for U.S. v. Google, which will determine the penalty for the company’s illegal search monopoly.

Google pays Samsung to pre-install its own chatbot, Gemini, on phones.

The latest? OpenAI’s Nick Turley said his company would buy Google’s Chrome browser if a federal court ordered it to be divested, Andrew Nusca reported for Fortune Tech.

“Yes, we would, as would many other parties,” the ChatGPT chief said. OpenAI’s chatbot is currently available in Chrome via a downloadable extension. But the idea of deeper integration? Compelling, Turley said.

“You could offer a really incredible experience,” he said, adding that OpenAI could show users “what an AI-first experience looks like.”

Turley testified that OpenAI struggles with distribution. The company has struck a deal with Apple to integrate ChatGPT into its devices but has failed to do the same with Android-based smartphones.

Google pays Samsung to pre-install its own chatbot, Gemini, on phones. But the deal isn’t exclusive. OpenAI’s Big Tech frenemies “control the access points for how people discover products,” Turley said.

“Real choice drives competition. Users should be able to pick.”