A judge queried lawyers during closing arguments on Friday about how future competition should factor into his decision, which is expected by August.

A federal judge in Washington suggested on Friday he is considering making Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab take less aggressive measures to restore competition in online search than the 10-year regime proposed by antitrust enforcers.

The federal judge who will decide how to limit Google’s monopoly in search is considering its advantage in artificial intelligence too, and aiming to limit harm to the other players in the market with any resolution.