OpenAI will face stricter requirements in the European Union: ChatGPT has been classified as a very large online search engine under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA). This is reported by The Verge AI.
According to the report, the new obligations are linked to risks for minors, users' mental health, and the spread of illegal content. The European Commission also classified Reddit and Roblox as very large online platforms.
The practical significance of the decision is the extension of rules applied to the largest online services and platforms to ChatGPT. The provided source does not specify which procedures or timelines will apply to OpenAI.
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Why it matters
The likely consequence is increased requirements for OpenAI's practices in the EU, but the presented material does not allow for an assessment of the scale of changes. The nearest observable signals will be official clarifications from the European Commission or OpenAI regarding DSA compliance timelines and procedures. Significant uncertainty remains due to the lack of enforcement details in the source.