AI crackdown: China stamps out tech misuse to preserve national literature and ideology

AI crackdown: China stamps out tech misuse to preserve national literature and ideology

Beijing is stepping up its defence of classic literature against AI misuse that it says could undermine and endanger China’s leading ideology. The Chinese government says AI’s “peculiar adaptations” from classic television dramas based on Chinese literature are “highly deceptive”. Like memes, these edited video clips are made largely for laughs and social media traction, … Read more

Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent execs among Big Tech members on new China AI standards committee

Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent execs among Big Tech members on new China AI standards committee

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Friday announced the establishment of an “artificial intelligence (AI) standardisation technology committee” that includes executives from tech giants Baidu, Alibaba Group Holding, Tencent Holdings and Huawei Technologies. The committee will be responsible for “making and revising” standards for different AI vertical markets, including assessment and testing, … Read more

New AI supply chain standard brings together Ant, Tencent, Baidu and Microsoft, Google, Meta

New AI supply chain standard brings together Ant, Tencent, Baidu and Microsoft, Google, Meta

The companies unveiled their “Large Language Model Security Requirements for Supply Chain” on Friday with the World Digital Technology Academy (WDTA), during a side event at the Inclusion Conference on the Bund in Shanghai. This new standard, which covers the entire life cycle of LLMs, is part of the WDTA’s broader AI Safety, Trust, and … Read more