ChatGPT Regulatory, Copyright, and Child-Safety Pressure Escalates

The European Commission's VLOP/VLOSE designation reportedly covers about 159 million EU users and brings enhanced systemic-risk, audit, data-sharing, monitoring, and child-safety obligations by January 2027; potential fines could reach 6% of global revenue. The DOJ's position favoring OpenAI in the New York Times copyright case is a significant policy signal but remains advocacy, not a judicial resolution. Altman's reported lobbying of Gavin Newsom adds a separate U.S. child-safety battleground.