Google and Apple are clashing with the EU over the future of AI assistants
The commission says 427 million devices are covered as it seeks broader access for rival assistants and search tools under the Digital Markets Act.
- The European Commission is pressing Google and Apple to open smartphone operating systems to third-party AI assistants and search data, seeking a "wider and more feature-rich range of options" for EU users under the Digital Markets Act.
- Google and Apple argue the requirements threaten user security; Kent Walker, president of global affairs at Alphabet, stated the changes would grant apps "sensitive and powerful device permissions" risking private data exposure on Thursday.
- Market research firm Omdia reports about 427 million iPhones and Android phones fall under EU regulation, while ChatGPT is already installed on roughly 30% of EU smartphones, potentially gaining further advantage from these rules.
- Calli Schroeder, senior counsel at the Electronic Privacy and Information Center, suggests tech companies prioritize privacy only when decisions negatively affect them, though gatekeepers "can implement appropriate privacy, security and integrity safeguards" to mitigate risks.
- Google must start sharing search data in January and provide broader AI access to Android by July 2027, though Sameer Samat, Google's Android president, said on Friday the European Commission "is on the wrong track.
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