The Cyberspace Administration of China now wants to prevent the misuse of AI-powered technologies.
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To do this, the country's top internet watchdog approved a new regulation that will set boundaries and punishments for misusing deep synthesis techs.
These include virtual reality, deep learning-powered systems, as well as other synthesis algorithms that generate audio, video, virtual scenes, images, and texts.
Cyberspace Admin of China to Prevent AI Misuse
According to TechCrunch's latest report, CAC recently approved a new AI regulation as part of China's efforts to prevent people from using generative AIs in harmful ways.
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The new policy called "Provisions on the Administration of Deep Synthesis of Internet Information Services" is expected to take effect on January 10, 2023.
The Chinese internet watchdog explained that the new regulation was established because some "unscrupulous people" use deep synthesis technologies to copy, produce, publish, and disseminate illegal and harmful content.
CAC added that these immoral individuals are doing this just to belittle and slander other people's reputations and honor.
Will the New AI Regulation Work?
Since the new AI regulation will be used in China, it will be efficient because of its strict policies.
Unlike in other countries, China requires people to disclose their identities via real-name verification apparatus.
Before residents can use internet services, they must link their online accounts to their phone numbers; these numbers are registered with their government IDs.
In short, Chinese residents don't have that much anonymity compared to the U.S. and other countries. This allows their government to implement new policies and regulations easier.
If you want to learn more about the new policy of China to prevent people from misusing deep synthesis technologies, you can click this link.
While China is trying to control the use of generative AIs, companies are taking advantage of artificial intelligence.
Recently, Canva's AI-powered Magic Write was launched to attract more business consumers.
We also reported that Lockheed Martin and Red Hat decided to work together to enhance the use of artificial intelligence for military missions.
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