The EU has regulated ChatGPT as a search engine. Calling it a platform would have handed OpenAI a liability shield.
04-09-2026 20:05 via thenextweb.com

The EU has regulated ChatGPT as a search engine. Calling it a platform would have handed OpenAI a liability shield.

The European Commission designated ChatGPT a Very Large Online Search Engine under the Digital Services Act, exposing OpenAI to fines of up to 6% of global revenue but covering only the parts of the tool that retrieve rather than converse. The article’s argument is that the alternative label, Very Large Online Platform, carried safe harbour, […]
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