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China to draw up AI regulation in 2023 as Beijing races against EU, US to roll out new laws covering the technology

  • The 2023 legislation plan of the State Council, China’s cabinet, includes the submission of a draft AI law, among more than 50 measures up for review
  • The National People’s Congress Standing Committee is expected to review the draft AI legislation before putting the measure for a vote

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The Chinese government’s legislation plan reflects the urgency around the world in creating a strong legal infrastructure that would rein in the rapid development of generative artificial intelligence services such as ChatGPT. Photo: Shutterstock
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China is expected to have a draft of its artificial intelligence (AI) law ready for review by the country’s lawmakers within this year, as Beijing moves to lead the world in rolling out new regulation for this technology amid rapid advances exemplified by ChatGPT.
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The 2023 legislation plan of the State Council, China’s cabinet, includes the submission of a draft AI law, among more than 50 measures up for review by the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, according to a document published on the council’s website this week.

The Standing Committee – the permanent body of the NPC, China’s national legislature – would review the draft of a new law three times “in normal cases” before putting the measure for a vote, according to the NPC’s website. It said this process could be extended and entail more reviews if there remain “significant issues to be further studied”.

Apart from an AI law, details of which have not been published, the State Council is also working on new measures covering telecommunications, internet data security, drone, and amendments to the Foreign Trade Law.

The Chinese government’s legislation plan reflects the urgency around the world in creating a strong legal infrastructure that would rein in the rapid development of generative AI services such as ChatGPT.

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Generative AI describes algorithms that can be used to create new content, including audio, code, images, text, simulations and videos, according to consulting firm McKinsey & Co. Recent breakthroughs in the field have the potential to drastically change the way people approach content creation.

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