By MLex Staff ( August 20, 2026, 06:24 GMT | Insight) -- A research arm of China’s top industry regulator is preparing to establish a technology ethics service center that will conduct artificial-intelligence ethics reviews and advise companies, as Beijing moves to turn a growing body of AI governance rules into operational oversight. The Technology Ethics Research Center at the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, or CAICT, plans to accelerate work on the new center in the second half of 2026, according to a presentation by Bi Chunli, deputy head of the centerA research arm of China’s top industry regulator is preparing to establish a technology ethics service center that will conduct artificial-intelligence ethics reviews and advise companies, as Beijing moves to turn a growing body of AI governance rules into operational oversight....
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