EU Is Considering Stricter Supervision of ChatGPT
The European Commission is examining whether OpenAI’s ChatGPT should fall under the stricter regime of the Digital Services Act (DSA).
The review centres on user numbers, which, according to published data, exceed 45 million in the EU. This threshold is key to classification as a very large online platform or search engine, which are subject to stricter oversight rules.
Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier confirmed the data is being analysed and that no decision has yet been taken. He also said large language models could fall under the DSA, but this would be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
According to available information, the ChatGPT search service has about 120 million monthly users in the EU. This far exceeds the threshold and suggests regulation could be tightened.
OpenAI said the figures, published in line with the rules, cover the past six months.