The Chinese government is encouraging the development of generative AI, including supporting infrastructure and public training. The rules also stress the importance of intellectual property rights of training data and prohibit the use of algorithms, data, platforms, and other advantages to implement monopoly and unfair competition. All training data must come from sources the government deems legitimate, and service providers must accept requests by individuals to review or correct information gathered for AI models.
Key takeaways:
- China has released new guidelines on generative AI services, limiting their public use but encouraging industrial development. The rules will take effect on August 15th and only affect organizations offering generative AI services to the public.
- The guidelines mandate that generative AI services must adhere to the core values of socialism and not attempt to overthrow state power or the socialist system. The new rules have removed potential fines for violations.
- Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu are developing their own generative AI tools. The rules also emphasize the importance of intellectual property rights of training data and prohibit monopoly and unfair competition.
- Other countries are also trying to balance innovation in generative AI and public safety. The EU is still deliberating on its AI Act, the Biden administration has a plan to support AI development, and the US Federal Trade Commission launched an investigation into ChatGPT maker OpenAI for potential consumer harm.