Beijing has gone all-in on AI as a pathway to technological self-sufficiency, but with limits: Like other governments around the world, it is grappling with how to regulate the burgeoning industry.
Chinese officials have for decades closely managed digital content and what can and can’t be shared online inside the country. Their initial moves to manage AI continued in this vein, with early regulation in 2017 and 2018 focused on deepfakes and AI’s potential to sway public opinion.
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