aiqbench analysis
The EU's designation of ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine establishes a regulatory precedent where conversational AI systems are held to the same systemic risk standards as traditional web search engines. This decision mandates rigorous transparency regarding ranking algorithms and grants researchers direct access to audit data, fundamentally shifting how large-scale generative models operate within the European digital ecosystem.
EU Designates ChatGPT as Very Large Online Search Engine After Crossing 45 Million Users

The European Commission on Monday designated OpenAI’s ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine under the Digital Services Act, after the chatbot declared that it reaches at least 45 million average monthly users in the European Union. In the same decisions, Brussels classified Reddit and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms, bringing the total […] The post EU Designates ChatGPT as Very Large Online Search Engine After Crossing 45 Million Users appeared first on Cyber Security News.
The European Commission on Monday designated OpenAI’s ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine under the Digital Services Act, after the chatbot declared that it reaches at least 45 million average monthly users in the European Union. In the same decisions, Brussels classified Reddit and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms, bringing the total number of…
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