Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) — Multiple Chinese generative-AI service providers
Following the Generative AI Measures taking effect on 15 Aug 2023, the CAC required all public-facing generative AI services in mainland China to complete an algorithm filing and a security assessment before launch. The first wave (Aug 2023) cleared 11 services — Baidu's Ernie Bot, Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen, ByteDance's Doubao, iFlytek's Spark, Sensetime, Baichuan, Zhipu, MiniMax and others — to operate publicly. Services that failed to file were ordered offline or removed from app stores. This is the most active enforcement regime for AI-specific law anywhere in the world to date, though most actions are filing-based rather than fine-based.
Key takeaway — how to prevent this
AI services need a lawful basis, transparency and (for minors) age verification before launch in regulated markets — several DPAs blocked AI products first and asked questions later.
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