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Deep Dive | China’s new regulations on AI-generated content

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On April 11, while the rest of the world was beginning to wrestle with the implications of ChatGPT, China's cyber watchdog (CAC) rushed a draft regulation on AI-generated content (AIGC) out the door.

Tech recap: AIGC is any kind of content - including text, images, video, or audio - that is crea...



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