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Sundar Pichai, Google’s CEO, voiced strong concerns during the remedies phase of the company’s antitrust trial, arguing that the Department of Justice’s proposed solutions to address Google’s alleged search monopoly could cripple the search engine’s ongoing development. Pichai, called as a witness by Google following the DOJ’s case, warned that the remedies might make it unsustainable for Google to continue innovating in search. He emphasized Google’s substantial $49 billion investment in R&D last year, spanning search, artificial intelligence, and other initiatives. A key point of contention was the DOJ’s proposal to mandate data sharing, forcing Google to provide its search data and search index to competitors at minimal cost. Pichai labeled this proposal a potentially disastrous, ‘far-reaching,’ and ‘extraordinary’ measure, expressing deep reservations about the implications of granting competitors access to Google’s core search assets and ranking algorithms.