An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica:The problem isn't that you can't install ChatGPT or Grok; it's that these chatbots don't have the same access to data and features as Gemini.To address that imbalance, the EU is considering several requirements that would force Google to give third-party AI assistants deeper access to Android, closer to what Gemini currently enjoys. The proposed requirements include:- Letting alternative AI tools be launched system-wide through hot words, gestures, or button presses.- Allowing third-party assistants to see screen context when users invoke them.- Giving non-Gemini AI tools access to local device data, with user permission, so they can generate proactive suggestions, summaries, and contextual help.- Allowing other AI services to control installed apps and Android system features on the user's behalf.- Ensuring third-party developers can access the necessary device hardware to run local AI models with strong performance, availability, and responsiveness.- Requiring Google to create APIs that let outside AI providers plug into Android more deeply.- Requiring Google to provide technical assistance to those AI providers.- Making those APIs and support available free of charge.