Google Settles 5-Year AI Patent Lawsuit with Startup for Undisclosed Sum
• Google settled with AI startup Singular Computing for an undisclosed amount, ending a 5-year patent infringement lawsuit
• Lawsuit claimed Google infringed on patents for AI and chip architectures that power products like Google Cloud and Tensor Processing Units
• Singular founder sought up to $5.19 billion in damages from Google
• Google denied wrongdoing but internal emails showed execs thought Singular tech was “really well suited”
• Settlement avoids a trial expected to last weeks, with neither party likely to reopen the case