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\nAll new artificial intelligence (AI) products developed in China will be required to undergo a \u201csecurity assessment\u201d before being released to the public, a sweeping new draft law by the country\u2019s internet regulator showed on Tuesday. \u201cBefore providing services to the public that use generative AI products, a security assessment shall be applied for through national internet regulatory departments,\u201d the draft law, released by the Cyberspace Administration of China, reads.
\nThe draft law (dubbed \u201cAdministrative Measures for Generative Artificial Intelligence Services\u201d) aims to ensure \u201cthe healthy development and standardised application of generative AI technology\u201d, it read. AI-generated content, it continued, must \u201creflect core socialist values, and must not contain content on subversion of state power\u201d.
\nIt must also not contain, among other things, \u201cterrorist or extremist propaganda\u201d, \u201cethnic hatred\u201d or \u201cother content that may disrupt economic and social order\u201d. The Cyberspace Administration of China said it was seeking public input on the contents of the new regulations, which under Beijing\u2019s highly centralised political system are almost certain to become law.
\nThe fresh regulations come as a flurry of Chinese companies including Alibaba, JD.com, NetEase and TikTok-parent ByteDance rush to develop services that can mimic human speech since San Francisco-based OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November, sparking a gold rush in the market.
\nRapid advancements in AI have stoked global alarm over the technology\u2019s potential for disinformation and misuse, with deepfake images and people shown mouthing things they never said.
\nBeijing in January enforced new rules that would require businesses offering deepfake services to obtain the real identities of their users. They also require deepfake content to be appropriately tagged to avoid \u201cany confusion\u201d.
\nThe Chinese government has also warned that deepfakes present a \u201cdanger to national security and social stability\u201d.
\nChatGPT is unavailable in China, but the American software is gaining a base of Chinese users who use virtual private networks to get around the ban, deploying it to write essays and cram for exams.
\nChina has announced ambitious plans to become a global leader in the field of AI by 2030, and consultancy group McKinsey estimates the sector could add about $600 billion every year to China\u2019s gross domestic product by then.
\nDomestic efforts to develop competing products have faltered, however, hamstrung by Beijing\u2019s strict censorship and a US squeeze on chip imports.
\nLast month, shares in Chinese search engine company Baidu fell as much as 10 percent after the company unveiled its ChatGPT-like AI software, with investors unimpressed by the bot\u2019s display of linguistic and maths skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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