Europe asks Google, Facebook, TikTok and other platforms how they're reducing generative AI risks

European Union regulators are ratcheting up scrutiny of big tech companies including Google, Facebook and TikTok by looking into how they’re dealing with risks from generative artificial intelligence, such as the viral spread of deepfakes. The EU’s executive branch said Thursday that it has sent questionnaires about the ways that eight platforms and search engines are curbing the risks of generative AI. They also include Microsoft’s Bing, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube and X, formerly Twitter. The 27-nation bloc is flexing new regulatory powers acquired under the Digital Services Act. It's a sweeping set of regulations that took effect last year with the aim of cleaning up big online platforms and keeping users safe.