This photo, in New York, taken Sept. 11, 2023, shows various Google logos when searched on Google. Why Google’s search engine trial is about AI What started off as an antitrust trial about Google’s dominance in the search engine market has led to a penalties phase that is focused on its role in artificial intelligence. But Google gets to keep Chrome, and financial deals to make Google the main search engine can happen — just not exclusive ones. “The question is, as far as I’m concerned, does Google get to use the same techniques that it used to win and dominate search — old search — for AI?” he said. Google’s Gemini chatbot is a competitor, and Google gives brief AI answers to some search queries.