China wants homegrown AI to reflect the core values of socialism
by Jon Porter from The Verge - All Posts on (#6AQD3)
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Chinese officials have signaled how generative AI may be regulated in the country, writing in recently published draft guidelines that the software should reflect the core values of socialism," CNBC reports. The proposed rules were published by the country's Cyberspace Administration of China as it seeks public feedback and provide key indications of how the country's heavy-handed speech rules may be applied to locally developed competitors to ChatGPT.
As well as reflecting socialist values, the draft rules (translated via Google Translate) say generative AI should not attempt to subvert state power, overthrow the socialist system, or undermine national unity. Promoting terrorism, extremism, or ethnic hatred is also prohibited, along...