Google’s AI rivals get a boost from data-sharing order, but tech giant far from routed

A rising group of artificial intelligence companies stand to gain from an antitrust ruling on Tuesday that ordered Alphabet’s Google to share its invaluable search data with competitors.

Matching Google’s heft, though, will take time and huge resources, with no guarantees that any rival product will win as many users, experts said.

While Google was spared the devastating outcome of having to sell its popular Chrome browser and Android operating system, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta’s ruling was a nod to regulators’ efforts to level the playing field for companies who have invested billions to boost their AI business.