The U.S. Department of Justice’s proposed remedies to break up Google’s search dominance could weaken its main profit engine and stall its advances in artificial intelligence, even though a final outcome may be years away,

The remedies strike at the heart of the internet empire and can reduce its revenue while giving its rivals more room to grow.

The ruling came after a 10-week trial in which Google was accused of paying billions of dollars yearly to firms, including Samsung and Apple, to ensure that Google was their default search engine

The award this week of Nobel prizes in chemistry and physics to a small number of artificial intelligence pioneers affiliated with Google has stirred debate over the company's research dominance and how breakthroughs in computer science ought to be recognised.

The Nobel Prize announcements this week heavily featured the use of AI, which has ignited discussion over traditional sciences. View on euronews

The Justice Department has put forth remedies for Google's monopolization of internet search. The trial court should be aware of the high costs of some of these remedies.

They include making Google’s data available to rivals and forcing it to break off parts of the company, the Justice Department said in a court filing.