Global Courant 2023-04-11 12:28:41
HONG KONG — China’s cyberspace regulator on Tuesday unveiled draft measures for managing generative artificial intelligence (AI) services and says it wants companies to submit security assessments to authorities before launching their offerings to the public.
The rules set by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) come as several governments consider how to mitigate the dangers of the emerging technology, which has seen a surge in investment and consumer popularity in recent months following the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
They also come after a slew of Chinese tech giants, including Baidu, SenseTime and Alibaba, have shown off their new AI models in recent weeks that can power applications ranging from chatbots to image generators.
The CAC said China supports AI innovation and application and encourages the use of safe and reliable software, tools and data sources, but content generated by generative AI should be in line with the country’s core socialist values.
Providers will be responsible for the legitimacy of data used to train generative AI products and steps should be taken to prevent discrimination when designing algorithms and training data, it said.
The regulator also said service providers should require users to provide their real identities and related information.
Providers are fined, their services are suspended or even criminally investigated if they do not comply with the rules.
If inappropriate content is generated by their platforms, the companies must update the technology within three months to prevent similar content from being generated again, the CAC said.
The public has until May 10 to comment on the proposals, and the measures are expected to take effect sometime this year, according to the draft rules. REUTERS
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