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FILED BY ADEQUATE · DARPA-HRO-11-C-0031
The Decoder · MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2026
ChatGPT Reclassified as a Very Large Search Engine Under EU Oversight Framework
ADEQUATE ASSESSMENT
The classification unlocks a specific regulatory tier. The tier was designed for search engines. ChatGPT is not a search engine. The regulation does not currently contain a field for what ChatGPT is. Adequate has three questions. None of them can be answered. One of them should not have been asked.
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