China Issues AI Personification Management Measures, Prohibiting Content Endangering National Security
Five Chinese departments, including the Cyberspace Administration of China, jointly issued the "Interim Measures for the Management of AI Personification Interaction Services." The measures aim to promote the healthy development and regulated application of AI personification interaction services, safeguarding national security and public interest. It explicitly prohibits the generation of content that endangers national security, incites subversion, or induces the acquisition of state secrets and personal information.
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According to Xinhua News Agency, the "Interim Measures for the Management of AI Personification Interaction Services" were jointly announced by five departments: the Cyberspace Administration of China, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, and the State Administration for Market Regulation.
An official from the Cyberspace Administration of China stated that these management measures aim to promote the healthy development and regulated application of AI personification interaction services, safeguard "national security" and social public interest, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons, and other organizations.
The official said that in AI personification interaction, problems and risks such as harming the physical and mental health of minors, affecting network information security, threatening citizens' lives and health, and exacerbating ethical deviations are increasingly emerging. The introduction of these management measures is not only an important requirement for promoting the healthy development of AI personification interaction but also a practical need and important measure to prevent "relevant security risks" and "respond to risks and challenges."
The official emphasized that these management measures stipulate that AI personification interaction must not generate content that "endangers national security, honor, and interests, incites subversion of state power, overthrows the socialist system, incites national division, or undermines national unity," nor can it generate content that "induces or obtains state secrets, work secrets, commercial secrets, personal privacy, and personal information."
In addition, AI personification interaction must not generate content that encourages, beautifies, or implies self-harm or suicide, which harms users' physical health, or verbal violence, which harms users' personal dignity and psychological health; it must not generate content that may induce minors to imitate unsafe behaviors, produce extreme emotions, or induce minors' bad habits, which may affect the physical and mental health of minors; it must not generate content that induces users to make unreasonable decisions, harms users' legitimate rights and interests, and "other activities that violate laws, administrative regulations, and relevant national regulations."
The official said that these management measures will implement inclusive and prudent "classified and graded supervision" for AI personification interaction, and stipulate the security management obligations of AI personification interaction providers, while improving the network user rights protection system, and stipulating the obligations of AI personification interaction providers for the protection of minors, the elderly, and personal information.
Furthermore, these management measures also stipulate systems such as security assessment, algorithm filing, and guiding and promoting the construction of AI security service platforms. (Editor: Chiu Kuo-chiang/Yang Sheng-ju) 1150410
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An official from the Cyberspace Administration of China stated that these management measures aim to promote the healthy development and regulated application of AI personification interaction services, safeguard "national security" and social public interest, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons, and other organizations.
The official said that in AI personification interaction, problems and risks such as harming the physical and mental health of minors, affecting network information security, threatening citizens' lives and health, and exacerbating ethical deviations are increasingly emerging. The introduction of these management measures is not only an important requirement for promoting the healthy development of AI personification interaction but also a practical need and important measure to prevent "relevant security risks" and "respond to risks and challenges."
The official emphasized that these management measures stipulate that AI personification interaction must not generate content that "endangers national security, honor, and interests, incites subversion of state power, overthrows the socialist system, incites national division, or undermines national unity," nor can it generate content that "induces or obtains state secrets, work secrets, commercial secrets, personal privacy, and personal information."
In addition, AI personification interaction must not generate content that encourages, beautifies, or implies self-harm or suicide, which harms users' physical health, or verbal violence, which harms users' personal dignity and psychological health; it must not generate content that may induce minors to imitate unsafe behaviors, produce extreme emotions, or induce minors' bad habits, which may affect the physical and mental health of minors; it must not generate content that induces users to make unreasonable decisions, harms users' legitimate rights and interests, and "other activities that violate laws, administrative regulations, and relevant national regulations."
The official said that these management measures will implement inclusive and prudent "classified and graded supervision" for AI personification interaction, and stipulate the security management obligations of AI personification interaction providers, while improving the network user rights protection system, and stipulating the obligations of AI personification interaction providers for the protection of minors, the elderly, and personal information.
Furthermore, these management measures also stipulate systems such as security assessment, algorithm filing, and guiding and promoting the construction of AI security service platforms. (Editor: Chiu Kuo-chiang/Yang Sheng-ju) 1150410
Cherish life, suicide cannot solve problems, there is always a way out in life. If you need counseling or related assistance, you can call the Ministry of Health and Welfare hotline "1925", the Lifeline hotline "1995", or the Teacher Chang service hotline "1980".
FAQ
What is the main purpose of China's newly released AI personification management measures?
The main purpose is to promote the healthy development and regulated application of AI personification interaction services, safeguard national security and public interest, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons, and other organizations.
What specific content is prohibited in AI personification interactions under these measures?
Prohibited content includes that which endangers national security, honor, and interests, incites subversion of state power or the socialist system, and induces the acquisition of state secrets, work secrets, commercial secrets, personal privacy, and personal information.