Google Says It Won't Force Gemini on Partners in Antitrust Remedy Proposal

Google 's Gemini Assistant chatbot may have to do so without promotional partnerships that helped thrust Google search front and center into Americans ’ lives.

Google 's proposal counters last month’s call from the US Justice Department for Google to loosen its grip over partners and share more data with competitors.

The company on Friday rejected the idea of selling off any piece of its business or turning over more information to rivals.

Instead, the executives said competitors must innovate to catch up to Google . But some Google search competitors say remedies could help create conditions that give other search engines a better chance of winning over users. In the runup to the hearings beginning in April , Google and the Justice Department have been seeking a mix of records and testimony from AI search companies including OpenAI and Perplexity to bolster their respective cases. With the parties finding common ground on restrictions on AI distribution, Gemini 's integration into American life could look much different than Google search did..