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EU tightens rules for ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox
ChatGPT becomes the first AI chatbot placed under the EU’s strictest platform rules.
What happened
The European Commission designated ChatGPT a very large online search engine and Reddit and Roblox very large online platforms under the Digital Services Act. Each reported more than 45 million average monthly EU users. The rules require risk assessments, risk reduction measures, transparency duties and additional oversight.
Numbers
- 45 millionMonthly EU-user designation threshold
- Four monthsTime allowed for compliance
- 6% of revenueMaximum fine for DSA breaches — Of worldwide annual revenue
- 28 servicesListed as very large services
Questions
- Why is ChatGPT classed differently?
- ChatGPT was classified as a search engine because it answers queries and can search the web; Reddit and Roblox host public user content.
- What new oversight can Brussels use?
- The Commission can investigate and enforce DSA duties; Ireland’s coordinator oversees ChatGPT and Reddit, while the Netherlands’ authority oversees Roblox.
- What could breach penalties reach?
- A breach can bring a fine of up to 6% of worldwide annual revenue, alongside the Commission’s enforcement powers.
- What makes this a precedent?
- It makes ChatGPT the first AI chatbot covered by the DSA’s very-large-service regime, alongside platforms already subject to similar duties.
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The catch
Coverage gives differing compliance deadlines, from late November to before January, despite also describing a four-month period.