Google CEO Sundar Pichai highlighted the competitive nature of the field of artificial intelligence (AI) on Wednesday, testifying as the search giant seeks to fight the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) push to break up the company.

Pichai took the stand for about an hour and a half as part of a three-week hearing to help the court determine corrective measures after Google was found last August to have an illegal monopoly over online search.

The case has increasingly centered on the future of AI and what the technology could mean for Google’s dominance.

Pichai on Wednesday described his push to make Google an “AI-first company,” detailing how the technology is used across the company’s products, including search.

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