The European Commission just told the most dominant search engine on the planet to share its toys. On July 16, the Commission ordered Alphabet’s Google to open parts of Android and its Search infrastructure to rival AI assistants and search engines, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude.
The mandate, issued under the Digital Markets Act, is the most aggressive interoperability demand Brussels has aimed at Big Tech to date.
What Brussels is demanding
The orders break down into two distinct requirements with staggered deadlines.
First, Google must share selected Search data with competitors and AI tools by January 2027.
