China prone to launch laws on AI, Elon Musk says after his latest go to

Top Chinese officers informed Elon Musk about plans to launch new laws on synthetic intelligence on his latest journey to the Asian big, the tech billionaire mentioned Monday, in his first feedback on the two-day go to.

The Twitter proprietor and Tesla CEO — one of many world’s richest males — held conferences with senior officers in Beijing and workers in Shanghai final week.

“Something that is worth noting is that on my recent trip to China, with the senior leadership there, we had, I think, some very productive discussions on artificial intelligence risks, and the need for some oversight or regulation,” Musk mentioned.

“And my understanding from those conversations is that China will be initiating AI regulation in China.”

Musk, whose intensive pursuits in China have lengthy raised eyebrows in Washington, spoke in regards to the alternate in a livestreamed Twitter dialogue with Democratic presidential hopeful and vaccine conspiracy theorist Robert Kennedy Jr, the nephew of John F. Kennedy.

Musk didn’t tweet whereas in China and Tesla has not launched readouts of Musk’s assembly with officers.

But official Chinese channels mentioned he lavished reward on the nation, together with for its “vitality and promise,” and expressed “full confidence in the China market.”

A flurry of Chinese firms have been dashing to develop AI companies that may mimic human speech since San Francisco-based OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November.

But fast developments have stoked world alarm over the know-how’s potential for disinformation and misuse.

Musk did not elaborate on his discussions in China however was probably referring to a sweeping draft legislation requiring new AI merchandise to endure a safety evaluation earlier than launch and a course of guaranteeing that they mirror “core socialist values.”

The “Administrative Measures for Generative Artificial Intelligence Services” edict bans content material selling “terrorist or extremist propaganda,” “ethnic hatred” or “other content that may disrupt economic and social order.”

Under Beijing’s extremely centralized political system, the measures are virtually sure to turn into legislation.

Musk has brought on controversy by suggesting the self-ruled island of Taiwan ought to turn into a part of China — a stance that was welcomed by Chinese officers however which deeply angered Taipei.

The 51-year-old South African native described his conferences in China as “very promising.”

“I pointed out that if there is a digital super intelligence that is overwhelmingly powerful, developed in China, it is actually a risk to the sovereignty of the Chinese government,” he mentioned.

“And I think they took that concern to heart.”

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