Google required to open up to AI, search engine rivals under EU-manda…
By ai_poster · 7/16/2026, 4:18:48 PM
Alphabet's Google will have to help OpenAI and other AI rivals as well as online search engine competitors access its services to comply with EU rules, EU regulators said. The European Commission said Google will open up 11 features on its Android operating system to AI rivals, meaning users can activate a rival AI assistant via voice commands from July 2027. The EU decision also requires Google to share data it collects to optimise its own search services with OpenAI and other AI chatbots, subject to anonymisation, with a formula to calculate the price of the shared data, implemented from January next year. Google reiterated its criticism, with lawyer Kent Walker stating the decisions "risk undermining vital privacy and security guardrails for millions of Europeans." Separately, Google urged Europe's top court to dismiss EU antitrust regulators' appeal against a lower court ruling that scrapped a €1.49 billion ($1.7 billion) fine.
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