BEIJING: More than 190 generative artificial intelligence (AI) service models have been registered with the regulator in China and made available for public use so far, said Zhuang Rongwen, chief of the CAC, on Monday. The number of registered users of these models has exceeded 600 million, Zhuang added, highlighting the favorable and orderly development of related technologies and applications.
He pledged that the government will take active part in promoting the industrial development, technological progress and advancement of security control in this crucial field, while prioritizing the coordination of high-quality development and high-level security. China issued a set of provisional management rules for generative AI services in July 2023, the first of this kind globally. A key reform resolution adopted at the third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee in July also noted that the country will improve the mechanisms for developing and managing generative AI.
On policy priorities in the future, Zhuang noted that focus will be placed on independent research and development of computing chips and algorithm frameworks, and the development of high-quality Chinese language corpora, with more resources going to basic capacity building in AI and the research and application of self-developed large models. The regulatory agencies will optimize the filing procedure for large models and reduce compliance costs for enterprises, he added. The authorities will encourage the application of generative AI technologies in industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, education and healthcare, so that AI technologies can empower the real economy and traditional industries, he said.
The CAC will work with other regulators to improve legislation in this regard and develop the coordinated governance of AI security, pooling together government regulation, industrial self-discipline, self-regulation of enterprises, and supervision from the public, he said, pledging that active international cooperation will be carried out. –The Daily Mail-CGTN news exchange item
