China's Supreme People's Court Issues Guidelines on AI and Deepfakes
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China's Supreme People's Court released guidelines on Monday to provide judicial guidance for disputes involving artificial intelligence. The rules prohibit the use of AI to create or distribute recognizable digital replicas of individuals, including cloned voices and faces, without their consent. The guidelines also address algorithmic price discrimination, AI generated false information, and the digital recreation of deceased persons.
Under the new framework, service providers may be held legally liable if they fail to take timely action after being notified that their systems generated content that infringes on the rights of others. The guidelines offer legal recourse for victims of defamatory sexual claims created via digital alteration. While Beijing has not yet passed a dedicated AI law, these rules provide a framework for handling disputes under existing legislation, such as the Civil Code and the Personal Information Protection Law.
Court Vice President Tao Kaiyuan stated that the guidelines aim to balance development and security. A center left source framed the move as part of an intense competition with the United States for technological dominance and noted President Xi Jinping's warnings to keep AI controllable. A center right source framed the guidelines as the establishment of legal red lines to protect privacy and consumer rights while supporting innovation.
How each side framed it
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- Framed the guidelines within the context of geopolitical competition with the U.S. and the Chinese government's desire for state control.
- Centre-right
- Framed the guidelines as a necessary legal framework to protect individual privacy and establish clear boundaries for innovation.
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