China’s Draft Law Requires Security Assessment for Generative AI Products
China’s Cyberspace Administration has released a draft law, titled “Administrative Measures for Generative Artificial Intelligence Services,” which mandates that a security assessment be conducted by national internet regulatory bodies prior to any generative AI products being offered to the public. The goal is to guarantee the healthy and regulated implementation of generative AI technology. The AI-generated content must also align with the nation’s core socialist principles and must not contain any material that could be used to undermine state authority. Furthermore, content promoting terrorism, ethnic animosity, or any other material that could disturb economic and social stability is prohibited.
The Cyberspace Administration of China is soliciting feedback from the public regarding the legislation’s terms, which will almost certainly become law given the Chinese government’s highly centralized system.
This new law arrives at a time when several Chinese firms, including Alibaba, JD.com, Netease, and Bytedance (parent company of TikTok), are striving to produce services that can replicate human speech since OpenAI’s ChatGPT was introduced in November 2022, prompting a surge in demand for such services. China intends to be a leader in AI technology by 2030 and has announced ambitious plans to achieve this goal. The sector is expected to add around $600 billion to the country’s GDP annually by the end of the decade, according to consultancy firm McKinsey.
However, strict censorship regulations in Beijing and US limitations on chip imports have constrained China’s artificial intelligence objectives.
