China Issues Draft Rules to Govern Use of Human-Like AI Systems

China plans to tighten rules around the use of human-like artificial intelligence by requiring providers to ensure their services are ethical, secure and transparent.

Users must be informed they are dealing with AI when they log in to a service and at two-hour intervals, or when signs of overdependence can be detected, the country’s cyberspace watchdog said in a statement on its website on Saturday. The proposals are open for public consultation until Jan. 25.

AI systems that are designed to act like humans should also implement robust security and ethical review systems, while acting with “core socialist values” and ...