EU forces Google to open Android to rival AI assistants
eu regulators ordered google to give rival ai assistants like chatgpt access to android system features and search data, threatening gemini's dominance.
following proceedings under the digital markets act, the eu ruled that google must allow competing ai assistants to access android system features and data on par with its own gemini. this means users could eventually set assistants like chatgpt or claude as their default system-wide helper, with permissions to interact with apps and hardware. additionally, google must share search data with rival search engines and ai chatbots to foster competition. google resisted the measures, citing privacy and security risks, but the eu imposed limits on data use and retention to mitigate these concerns.