Chinese internet agency unveils draft to regulate generative AI services
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The Cyberspace Administration of China, the county's internet agency, unveiled draft comments on Tuesday that would see it regulate generative artificial intelligence services amid a slew of them being opened in the county.
The CAC said China supports innovation linked to AI, but that it also wants to see safe and reliable software. Additionally, the content needs to be in line with the country's values, Reuters reported.
The companies are responsible for using legitimate data to train the large language models used for the generative AI and should implement rules to prevent discrimination in algorithms, the agency added, according to the news agency.
If the agency finds that companies have violated the rules, the services can be suspended or companies can face criminal investigations, the news outlet added.
Additionally, the agency said users are required to use their real identities for the services. The agency will take comments from the public until May 10, at which point lawmakers will work on final legislation.
The comments from the CAC come the same day as the U.S. also laid out a formal request for comment to look into potential regulation for artificial intelligence products and services amid rising concerns.
In recent weeks, Chinese tech companies such as Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) and Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) have unveiled generative AI services across their platforms.
Late last month, Baidu (BIDU) cancelled an event in which is was going to show off its ChatGPT rival, Ernie Bot. Instead, it held a "closed-door communications meeting" for some of the technology's potential corporate users, a move which sent Baidu (BIDU) shares sharply lower.
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