Google takes European Union to court; says no to sharing search data with OpenAI and other AI rivals; calls demands too extreme

Google has refused to follow European Union orders that require the company to share data with smaller AI rivals including OpenAI in Europe. In July this year, the European Commission issued orders under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), to open Android to rival AI and share its search data. For those unaware, DMA is the EU’s rulebook for the biggest tech companies. Passing the rules, said Henna Virkkunen, the Commission’s tech chief, said, “We hope to see emerging alternatives to Google Search and Google’s AI services, such as Gemini.”

According to a report by news agency Reuters, Google has challenged the two EU orders, saying that these ‌ would undermine privacy safeguards and cause irreversible harm to European users.