Overview

• OpenAI met EU antitrust representatives on September 24 to warn that Apple, Microsoft and Google could entrench their positions in AI through platform power.
• The company asked the European Commission to take steps to prevent user lock‑in and to keep distribution channels open for third‑party AI services.
• Officials and the named companies have not announced any response or new enforcement tied to the disclosed meeting.
• OpenAI highlights its rapid growth, reporting more than 800 million weekly ChatGPT users and 1 million Sora downloads in five days, with Sora 2 topping Apple’s App Store on October 3 in an invite‑only U.S. and Canada rollout.
• Media reports say a recent secondary share sale pegged OpenAI’s valuation near $500 billion, even as it deepens integrations with partners such as Microsoft and Apple.