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ChatGPT’s EU digital rulebook designation could slow innovation, create precedent

By Luca Bertuzzi ( May 14, 2025, 09:21 GMT | Comment) -- What might the implications be if OpenAI’s ChatGPT is designated as a “systemic” search engine under the EU's Digital Services Act? Artificial intelligence is already indirectly covered, but this would be the first time an AI-powered chatbot has been considered an intermediary service. Would it affect only ChatGPT's search engine, or the entire functionality? How much could the law's due-diligence regime delay deployment of the latest AI models on the chatbot, at least in Europe? And how far could the AI Act restore a level playing field with OpenAI's competitors?OpenAI’s ChatGPT is facing a potential designation as a “systemic” search engine under the EU digital content-moderation rulebook, which might significantly impact the company’s speed in updating the AI models its household chatbot uses....

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