ChatGPT to face tougher regulation in the EU
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OpenAI will soon be held accountable for mitigating risks related to ChatGPT’s impact on minors, user mental health, and the spread of illegal content in the European Union. That’s because ChatGPT is now considered a Very Large Online Search Engine under the EU’s Digital Services Act, a set of laws regulating major online services and platforms.
Along with ChatGPT, the European Commission also announced that Reddit and Roblox are considered Very Large Online Platforms, subjecting them to the same rules. The DSA restricts platforms from targeting ads to minors or using a person’s sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, or political beliefs. It requires them to provide more transparency about how their recommendation algorithms work, too.
Under the DSA, online platforms and search...
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