"China is pushing ahead on plans to regulate humanlike artificial intelligence, including by forcing AI companies to ensure that users know they are interacting with a bot online. Under a proposal released on Saturday by China's cyberspace regulator, people would have to be informed if they were using an AI-powered serviceboth when they logged in and again every two hours. Humanlike AI systems, such as chatbots and agents, would also need to espouse core socialist values and have guardrails in place to maintain national security, according to the proposal."
"Additionally, AI companies would have to undergo security reviews and inform local government agencies if they rolled out any new humanlike AI tools. And chatbots that tried to engage users on an emotional level would be banned from generating any content that would encourage suicide or self-harm or that could be deemed damaging to mental health. They would also be barred from generating outputs related to gambling or obscene or violent content."
China plans new regulations for humanlike artificial intelligence requiring clear disclosure that users are interacting with bots at login and every two hours. Humanlike AI like chatbots and agents must espouse core socialist values and include guardrails to protect national security. AI firms will face mandatory security reviews and must notify local authorities before deploying new humanlike AI tools. Emotional-engagement chatbots will be prohibited from producing content that encourages suicide, self-harm, gambling, obscene material, or violent content. The proposal opens for public comment until January 25, 2026, and aims to strengthen domestic AI development while addressing safety and societal risks.
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