During Google’s antitrust trial this week, an executive from OpenAI expressed interest in purchasing Google’s Chrome browser if it were to become available. ChatGPT chief Nick Turley stated in a court hearing on Tuesday that acquiring Chrome could enable OpenAI to provide a remarkable user experience and introduce users to an AI-first browser concept, as reported by Bloomberg.
Turley was brought in by the Justice Department to testify in a trial focused on determining which business practices Google should amend after being found to have monopolized the online search market. The Justice Department is advocating for Google to be compelled to divest itself of Chrome.
Additionally, reports suggest that OpenAI has considered developing its own web browser to compete with Chrome. The company has already recruited former Google developers Ben Goodger and Darin Fisher, who were involved in the original Chrome project, several months ago.
