> Hampering Google’s AI tools risks holding back American innovation at a critical moment

I would pay money to never see google search AI suggestions. If that’s what they consider innovation, then we definitely need more competing search engines.

Their first point seems valid. Remember the AOL search logs:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL_search_log_release

The rest of Google's points are worthless hogwash.

Nothing could have convinced me more than the DOJ is on the right track.

There is value in contrasting the DoJ with the FTC, which has made a lot of noise but yielded—thus far—nothing substantial.

The DoJ is more powerful—it can bring criminal charges. But it’s also subject to a higher standard. (It couldn’t forget to define market share in a complaint, for instance.) Watch, carefully, for the folks who want a neophyte at the FTC but writhe at the DoJ’s teeth.

Why is Google's statement here? I don't really care about Google's opinion of a newly opened legal proceeding, of course their stance is that the DOJ is doing something bad.

Exactly as expected, here comes the FUD.