Providers of General-Purpose AI Models — What We Know About Who Will Qualify

Summary

On 22 April 2025, the European Commission's AI Office published preliminary guidelines clarifying the scope of obligations for providers of general-purpose AI (GPAI) models under the AI Act. The guidelines list seven topics for the final version, including what counts as a GPAI model and when a downstream modifier becomes a provider, and a public consultation on them ran until 22 May.