Google readies for a courtroom showdown over AI technology

Google is facing a landmark multibillion dollar patent trial in the United States after Singular Computing claimed that the search engine giant copied its technology to power artificial intelligence features in key products like Google Search, Gmail, and Google Translate. Google, the giant of Alphabet, is gearing up to face a federal jury in Boston on Tuesday, reported .

Singular Computing, founded by computer whiz Joseph Bates, is gunning for $7 billion in damages. This could make history in the world of patent infringement lawsuits. Conversely, Google is brushing off Singular's claims, calling their patents "dubious" and insisting they brewed up their processors independently.

Google spokesperson , who wants people to believe it's all in good fun, said, "We look forward to setting the record straight in court.” There is a backstory to the trial The trial is set to unravel over the next two to three weeks. Singular argues that Bates generously spilled his tech secrets to Google between 2010 and 2014.

Singular claims Google's Tensor Processing Units, the powerhouse behind their AI prowess, are a copycat job, infringing not one but two patents. But Google maintains that they rejected Bates' tech back in the day, saying it wasn't a match for their applications. "Google engineers had mixed feelings about the technology and the company ultimately rejected it, explicitly telling Dr.

Bates that his idea was not right for the type of applications Google was developing," Google said in a court filing, as per the report. Google is facing multiple heavy lawsuits In another case, Google recently settled a lawsuit about secretly tracking people online. The lawsuit aimed for at least $5 billion, reported Interesting Engineering.

The settlement details are private, but lawyers agreed to a binding term sheet through mediation. They plan to submit the settlement for court approval by February 24, 2024. But that’s not all. In another lawsuit, Google has agreed to pay $700 million and change its Android app store rules to settle a lawsuit claiming that Google misused its power by limiting competition in its Play Store.

Google was accused of making app developers and users use its payment system and blocking them from getting apps elsewhere. The settlement, revealed in court documents, follows a recent antitrust verdict against Google in a case brought by . Google plans to appeal that decision..