The European Commission is evaluating if OpenAI’s ChatGPT may be considered a very large online platform under the EU Digital Services Act, Euractiv reports. OpenAI recently announced average monthly EU users of ChatGPT was 120.4 million, which is more than double the 45 million user threshold to qualify as a VLOP under the DSA. According to the Commission, large language models may be within the scope of the DSA if their generative AI technology is integrated into a service or platform. Meanwhile, Euractiv also reports Apple and Google are facing additional scrutiny from the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, which designated their mobile platforms as having “strategic market status.” This means Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android could be further subject to CMA rules, which are similar to EU Digital Markets Act requirements.
Full story