# Guidelines on the scope of obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models and Template for the public summary of training content

- **Jurisdiction:** European Union (EU)
- **Type:** Guideline · **Status:** In force · **Binding:** no
- **Issued by:** European Commission
- **Proposed:** — · **Adopted:** 18 Jul 2025 · **Effective:** 2 Aug 2025
- **Obligations:** Transparency to users, Copyright and training data, Frontier model safety
- **Sectors:** All sectors

## Summary
Commission guidelines set technical criteria for when a model is 'general-purpose', when downstream modifiers become providers, and when open-source exemptions apply; a mandatory-format template requires GPAI providers to publish a summary of training data sources (including main datasets and top domain names). Applies to all providers placing GPAI models on the EU market.

## Why it matters
Determines whether a company fine-tuning or releasing a model is itself a GPAI provider and what training-data disclosure it must publish.

## Source
[European Commission - Shaping Europe's digital future](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/guidelines-gpai-providers)
Checked against the source on 4 Oct 2026. Commission states the three GPAI instruments (guidelines, code, template) were published in July 2025; guideline date 18 Jul 2025 per Commission announcement.

## Cite
Guidelines on the scope of obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models and Template for the public summary of training content. European Commission. Status: In force. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/eu-gpai-guidelines-training-data-template-2025/ (verified 4 Oct 2026).

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