Elon Musk Predicts China to Introduce AI Regulations

During his recent visit to China, billionaire Elon Musk revealed that the Chinese government is planning to introduce regulations for artificial intelligence in the country.

Musk did not elaborate, commenting on Twitter with Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday.

“It is worth noting that during my recent trip to China, I visited the top management there. I think we had very productive discussions about the dangers of artificial intelligence and the need for oversight and regulation,” said Musk, owner of Twitter and CEO of Tesla Inc.

“And my understanding of these conversations is that China is going to start regulating AI in China.”

Reuters could not immediately reach Chinese officials for comment outside normal business hours.

Musk left Shanghai on Thursday, concluding a two-day trip to China during which he met with senior Chinese government officials, including the State Council’s top vice premier.

Musk met the Chinese foreign, trade and industry ministers in Beijing. An informed source said he also met Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on Wednesday.

In April, China’s cyberspace regulator released draft guidelines for governing creative AI services and said it wanted companies to submit security assessments to authorities before making their bids public.

Many governments are looking for ways to mitigate the risks of emerging technology. Investment and consumer popularity has grown in recent months following the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

China’s Cyberspace Administration (CAC) stated in April that China supports AI innovation and applications and encourages the use of safe and reliable software, tools and data resources, but content produced by generative AI must conform to the country’s socialist core material. set of values. .

Service providers are responsible for the legality of data used to train generative AI products, and must take steps to prevent discrimination when designing algorithms and training data.