The latest articles on DEV Community by Nantha Kumar L (@nantha_kumarl_f451350f71). https://dev.to/nantha_kumarl_f451350f71 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4085317%2F36afcb15-d54e-4a80-9869-8088a8c20ab1.png https://dev.to/nantha_kumarl_f451350f71 en Nantha Kumar L Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:52:50 +0000 https://dev.to/nantha_kumarl_f451350f71/chatgpt-has-just-entered-a-new-regulatory-category-in-europe-555l https://dev.to/nantha_kumarl_f451350f71/chatgpt-has-just-entered-a-new-regulatory-category-in-europe-555l <p>The EU has classified ChatGPT as a <strong>Very Large Online Search Engine (VLOSE)</strong> under the Digital Services Act.</p> <p>For developers, this is bigger than a regulatory label.</p> <p>It signals that AI products that retrieve, rank, summarize, and surface information from the web are increasingly being treated as part of the <strong>search ecosystem</strong>.</p> <p>That creates a new set of questions for the developer community:</p> <p>🔹 How should AI search systems handle illegal or harmful content?</p> <p>🔹 How transparent should AI-generated search results be?</p> <p>🔹 What responsibilities should developers have when an AI system determines which information users see?</p> <p>🔹 How will AI search regulation affect APIs, agents, browsers, and developer tools?</p> <p>🔹 Will other jurisdictions adopt similar classifications?</p> <p>The important shift is this:</p> <p><strong>Search is no longer limited to a traditional search box.</strong></p> <p>AI systems can interpret a question, retrieve information, rank sources, synthesize answers, and present a response without requiring users to browse dozens of pages.</p> <p>That makes the boundary between <strong>AI assistant, search engine, and information-discovery platform</strong> increasingly difficult to define.</p> <p>For developers building AI products, this is worth watching closely.</p> <p>The next generation of AI applications won't just need to be technically capable.</p> <p>They'll increasingly need to be <strong>transparent, reliable, accountable, and regulation-ready.</strong></p> ai openai techtalks europe Nantha Kumar L Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:37:42 +0000 https://dev.to/nantha_kumarl_f451350f71/-3epn https://dev.to/nantha_kumarl_f451350f71/-3epn <div class="crayons-card c-embed text-styles text-styles--secondary"> <div class="c-embed__content"> <div class="c-embed__body flex items-center justify-between"> <a href="https://medium.com/@nanthakumar18122000/apples-m5-mac-studio-isn-t-the-most-powerful-mac-ever-5ce2335d8c26?sk=985b98f22a9975ed97206af659884124" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link fw-bold flex items-center"> <span class="mr-2">medium.com</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> Nantha Kumar L Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:22:45 +0000 https://dev.to/nantha_kumarl_f451350f71/-29de https://dev.to/nantha_kumarl_f451350f71/-29de <div class="crayons-card c-embed text-styles text-styles--secondary"> <div class="c-embed__content"> <div class="c-embed__body flex items-center justify-between"> <a href="https://medium.com/@nanthakumar18122000/your-enterprise-mobile-security-stack-has-a-privilege-escalation-problem-9d0388178d6d?sk=298eede4086223d47a3812fc9cc11069" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link fw-bold flex items-center"> <span class="mr-2">medium.com</span> </a> </div> </div> </div>