The internet giant maintained that it did not violate the patents of scientist Joseph Bates or that of his company Singular in any manner. Credit: Magdalena Petrova Google has settled a $1.7 billion lawsuit over AI chips patent infringement filed by computer scientist Joseph Bates and his company Singular, the company said on Wednesday. The settlement, according to a Reuters report, was reached on the same day when lawyers from both parties were scheduled to make their closing arguments. While details of the settlement have not been disclosed, Google’s lawyers, reportedly, maintain that the internet giant did not violate Bates or Singular’s patents in any manner. Bates, who filed the lawsuit earlier this month, had asked to be paid $1.67 billion from Google for using his innovations to develop processors for AI-related tasks. His lawyers argued that Google had duplicated Bates’ innovations after meeting him multiple times between 2010 and 2014 to discuss ideas that were key to solving challenges around artificial intelligence. Lawyer Kerry Timbers, specifically, said that Bates’ innovations were used to build iterations or versions of Google’s Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), which form the bedrock of all AI features currently being made available across Google Search, Gmail, Google Translate, and other Google services. The lawsuit brought by Bates also cited internal emails that show Google’s top scientist Jeff Dean saying that Bates’ innovations were “really well suited” for Google’s technology development efforts. Google’s lawyers, however, had claimed that the AI chips were developed by its own researchers and staffers. The lawsuit assumes significance as the proliferation of generative AI has forced technology giants including Google to develop its own chips for AI-related workloads. IBM, AWS, and Microsoft also have developed their own AI chips. The worldwide AI chip market size, according to xResearch, was valued at $14.9 billion in 2022 and is predicted to grow at a compound annual rate of growth (CAGR) of 40.5% to touch $227.6 billion by 2030. The AI chip market is currently dominated by Nvidia but has also been investment from chip giants Intel and AMD. Related content tip 13 tricks for more efficient Android messaging Save time and communicate more effectively with these easy-to-miss advanced options for Google's Android Messages app. By JR Raphael May 01, 2024 18 mins Smartphones Google Mobile Apps feature LLM deployment flaws that catch IT by surprise From unfettered control over enterprise systems to glitches that go unnoticed, LLM deployments can go wrong in subtle but serious ways. By Evan Schuman May 01, 2024 10 mins Generative AI IT Operations how-to 10 ways to turn off Windows' worst ads Windows will let you use your PC in relative peace. You just have to flip the right switches. By Chris Hoffman May 01, 2024 11 mins Windows PCs Windows 10 Microsoft news Amazon Q Business now available with new app-builder capabilities The new Amazon Q Apps feature allows enterprise users to build applications using natural language prompts. By Anirban Ghoshal Apr 30, 2024 4 mins Amazon Web Services Generative AI Enterprise Applications Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe