China has created a new set of rules to help ensure that its continued development of artificial intelligence is one of the many steps it takes to outpace America in the creation and implementation of new technologies.
Through using Google Translate, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has released a "Notice of the Cyberspace Administration of China on Public Solicitation of Comments on the "Administrative Measures for Generative Artificial Intelligence Services (Draft for Comment)."
The notice is designed to promote the healthy development and standardized application of generative artificial intelligence technology, in accordance with the "Network Security Law of the People's Republic of China" and other laws and regulations.
Google translate says that in the CAC report, "The generative artificial intelligence referred to in these measures refers to technologies that generate text, pictures, sounds, videos, codes and other content based on algorithms, models and rules." Specifically Article 3 says, "The state supports the independent innovation, popularization and application, and international cooperation of basic technologies, such as artificial intelligence algorithms and frameworks, and encourages the priority use of safe and reliable software, tools, computing and data resources."
Article 4 says certain metrics the Chinese government wants met that specify, "The content generated by generative artificial intelligence should reflect the core values of socialism and must not contain subversion of state power, overthrow of the socialist system, incitement to split the country, undermine national unity, promote terrorism, extremism, promote ethnic hatred and ethnic discrimination, violence, obscene and pornographic information, false information, and content that may disrupt economic and social order."
In The Hill, opinion writer John Allen highlights the strategy needed to outpace China in technology, and in laying out this strategy, he specifically notes the weaknesses in American technological breakthroughs. The key areas noted where China is stronger are in manufacturing new technologies, possessing the necessary infrastructure to facilitate it, and application of these technologies to customers. TikTok and facial recognition technologies are cited as two examples of technological breakthroughs the Chinese have accomplished in the last few years.