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 feature 8 AI-powered apps that'll actually save you time Most AI apps are buzzword-chasing hype-mongers. These eight off-the-beaten-path supertools are rare exceptions. By JR Raphael Jul 01, 2024 15 mins Generative AI Productivity Software news analysis EU commissioner slams Apple Intelligence delay Margrethe Vestager, Europe's chief gatekeeper, takes a shot at Apple's decision to delay rolling out the company's AI. By Jonny Evans Jun 28, 2024 7 mins Regulation Apple Generative AI how-to Download our unified communications as a service (UCaaS) enterprise buyer’s guide Does your phone system date back to the last century? If so, you’re missing out on new technologies that can increase productivity and support a more distributed workforce. That’s where unified communications as a service, or UCaaS, comes By Andy Patrizio Jun 28, 2024 1 min Unified Communications Enterprise Buyer’s Guides Cloud Computing feature Enterprise buyer’s guide: Android smartphones for business Security is the biggest — but not only — factor when deciding what Android devices to support in your enterprise. See how Google, Honor, Huawei, Infinix, Itel, Motorola, Nokia, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Samsung, Tecno, Vivo, and Xiaomi stack By Galen Gruman Jun 28, 2024 23 mins Google Samsung Electronics Smartphones 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