The DOJ won the initial trial, securing a ruling that Google used anticompetitive practices to maintain its monopoly in general search. During the time this case has taken to meander its way through the legal system, the online landscape has been radically altered, making it harder than ever to envision a post-Google Internet.

On the final day of the most consequential tech antitrust trial in decades, a question from the bench may have gotten to the core of Google’s (GOOGL) defense: Could artificial intelligence already be doing what regulators hope to accomplish through the courts?

Lawyers began making closing arguments Friday in a landmark antitrust case over the online search market and future of AI.

When asked if Google could continue doing everything it wants to do if forced to sell Chrome, Pichai didn’t give a direct yes or no. But he made it pretty clear that selling Chrome isn’t part of Google’s plans.

Google is facing a £25bn legal claim in the UK as a new lawsuit accuses the tech giant of abusing its dominant position in the online search advertising market and driving up prices for UK advertisers over more than a decade.

The DOJ demands Google Search reforms, Chrome divestment, and open data sharing, but a judge questions whether AI already changed the game.