China’s government might have some lofty ambitions for AI, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to let the tech run roughshod over the country.

According to Nikkei Asia, the People’s Republic has recently begun tightening regulations around AI-generated misinformation, as part of what it’s calling the “Clean Up the Internet: Rectifying the Abuse of AI Technology” campaign.

Like in other countries unleashing AI, China has been plagued by a rise in AI-generated fake news, particularly in the wake of natural disasters. As Nikkei reports, authorities have been making examples out of a number of misinformation peddlers, including a person who shared AI-generated images of a baby covered in debris following an earthquake, and a 28-year old man who faked his daughter’s kidnapping.

The regulation o

See Full Page