EU, started dialogue with Google on Artificial Intelligence and data access

The European Commission announced today the opening of two specific proceedings against Google to ensure full compliance with its obligations under the European Digital Market Act (DMA). These proceedings formalise a regulatory dialogue on two aspects: the interoperability of artificial intelligence systems and access to search engine data. The first proceeding concerns Google's obligation to provide third-party developers free of charge with effective interoperability with the hardware and software components controlled by Google's Android operating system.

The proceedings announced today focus on the components used by Google's artificial intelligence services, such as Gemini. The Commission intends to specify how Google should grant third-party providers of AI services equally effective access to the same components as those available to Google services. The aim is to ensure that third-party providers have an equal opportunity to innovate and compete in the rapidly evolving landscape of AI on mobile devices. The second proceeding concerns Google's obligation to grant third-party online search engine providers access on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms to anonymised ranking, search, click and display data held by Google Search. Effective compliance and access to an exploitable set of data will allow third-party online search engine providers to optimise their services and offer users real alternatives to Google Search. The Commission will conclude proceedings within six months from the start. Within the next three months, Google will receive preliminary findings with indications on the measures the Commission intends to impose on Mountain View to ensure effective compliance with the Dma.