China has become one of the very first countries in the world to regulate the technology that powers popular services such as ChatGPT. On July 10, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”), joined by six other government regulators, published the Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services (《生成式人工智能服务管理暂行办法》) (the “AI Measures”), effective August 15, 2023.
Previously in April, the CAC released a draft of these measures to solicit comments from the public (the “Draft Measures”). In comparison, this final version of the AI Measures has a more supportive tone on the new technology, with authorities pledging to take effective measures to encourage innovative development of generative AI.
