Overview

• OpenAI raised competition concerns with EU officials on September 24, meeting the bloc’s antitrust lead Teresa Ribera to outline hurdles competing with entrenched platforms.
• According to meeting notes cited in reports, the company urged regulators to act to prevent user lock-in by dominant ecosystems controlling operating systems, app stores, or search.
• Reporting indicates OpenAI named Google, Apple, and Microsoft in its warning about gatekeeper power over distribution for AI services.
• OpenAI cited surging traction for its products, including more than 800 million weekly users and a valuation of roughly $500 billion after a recent secondary share sale.
• Sora reached 1 million downloads within five days and Sora 2 topped Apple’s App Store on October 3 despite invite-only access limited to the United States and Canada, while the European Commission and Google did not comment.