OpenAI and its ChatGPT platform are set to be classified as a 'very large search engine' by the European Union. This designation, reported by Germany's Handelsblatt newspaper, would bring the AI company under the stricter regulatory framework of the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA).
Handelsblatt cited sources for the report. OpenAI declined to comment when contacted. An EU Commission spokesperson told the newspaper that a review of available user data is underway.