China's legislature weighs AI regulation, cites need for research, gradual approach
By MLex Staff ( April 1, 2025, 05:11 GMT | Insight) -- China's legislature recognizes the need for artificial intelligence regulation but sees no immediate urgency for a comprehensive law, a senior official from the country's top legislative body told a forum in Beijing. Zhou Guangquan, the vice chairperson of the Constitution and Law Committee of the National People’s Congress and dean of Tsinghua University Law School, also indicated a reluctance to draw on the risk-based approach of the EU AI Act for China’s future AI legislation. China's legislature recognizes the need for artificial intelligence regulation but sees no immediate urgency for a comprehensive law, according to a senior official from the country's top legislative body....
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