Google is currently facing a patent infringement trial in Boston, accused by Singular Computing of copying computer scientist Joseph Bates’ technology to enhance AI features in its key products. Singular is demanding up to $7 billion in damages, which would be a record-breaking patent infringement award in the United States. They claim that Google unlawfully used their patented technology to develop Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), vital for Google’s AI capabilities.
Singular’s complaint states that Bates shared his computer-processing innovations with Google between 2010 and 2014. They allege that Google’s TPUs infringe on two of their patents and utilize an improved architecture discovered by Bates that revolutionizes AI training and inference. Google has denied the allegations, calling Singular’s patents “dubious” and arguing that their processors were independently developed over many years and work differently than Singular’s technology.
The trial, expected to last two to three weeks, coincides with a separate case regarding the validity of Singular’s patents being heard by a US appeals court in Washington. Google has also filed an appeal to invalidate Singular’s patents at the US Patent and Trademark Office.
While this trial unfolds, a recent report by Air Street Capital reveals that Google and Meta hold the highest percentage of AI research papers cited since 2020. This signifies their significant contributions to the field.
In a separate development, Google announced on December 13 that it is providing developer clients with enhanced AI features to build applications using Google’s Gemini AI.
As the trial continues, the outcome will have implications for not only Google but also the broader AI technology landscape.
The source of the article is from the blog publicsectortravel.org.uk