OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has shown interest in buying Google Chrome – if Google is forced to sell it. This surprising idea came up during a big court trial in the US about Google’s power in online search.
Nick Turley, an OpenAI executive, spoke during the trial. He said OpenAI would be interested in buying Chrome if the court tells Google to break up its services.
Right now, Google Chrome is the most used web browser. About 64% of people use it. The second most popular browser is Apple’s Safari, used by 21% of people, based on data from Similarweb.
But Google made it clear – Chrome is not for sale. Google wants the court to end the case and says breaking up its services would hurt the US economy and tech industry.
This trial is part of a larger plan by the US government to stop big tech companies from becoming too powerful. In earlier court cases, Google was already found guilty of holding unfair control in online search and digital ads. Google is appealing both ruling.
As AI tools like ChatGPT become more important, the way people search online is changing. AI tools now help improve search results and reduce errors. Last year, OpenAI tried to partner with Google to include its search results in ChatGPT, but Google rejected the offer. So far, there’s no deal between the two companies.
OpenAI now works with Microsoft, the company behind Bing and the Edge browser. Google is also building its own AI tools, such as Gemini, which completes with ChatGPT. The court trial will go on for three weeks. Other tech giants like Apple, Amazon, and Meta are watching closely because they also face their own lawsuits about monopoly issues.
At the same time, OpenAI is exploring something new – it may create its own social media platform. Reports say it’s still early, but the company is asking for feedback on a possible rival to X (formerly Twitter).
OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk, who owns X, used to work together at OpenAI. But they had a disagreement years ago. Now, they are competitors in the AI space – Altman runs ChatGPT, and Musk runs Grok, X’s AI assistant.
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