China’s regulation on data and AI
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China is strengthening digital regulation via new Data Security Law (DSL) and Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL). The Cybersecurity Administration of China also announced a new regulation for predictive algorithms.
It remains to be seen if new regulation will affect big Chinese tech companies as it has been already done via anti-monopoly regulation.
The main question is how data and AI regulation will impact China’s ambitious plans for AI developments.
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