China's industry ministry is forming an AI standardization technical committee to establish industry standards, particularly in large language models and AI risk assessment. This 41-member committee includes representatives from Baidu and prominent academic institutions like Peking University. The initiative reflects China's effort to balance regulation and development in the rapidly evolving AI sector.
The move comes as global competition in AI intensifies, with nations striving for influence over technical frameworks. China's proactive regulatory approach marks a shift from its previous hands-off stance in tech sectors like mobile internet and e-commerce. By aiming to be a standard-setter in AI, China seeks to enhance its position in the global tech landscape.
• China's AI standards committee includes Baidu and academic representatives.
• China aims to be a standard-setter in the global AI landscape.
AI standardization involves creating guidelines and protocols for AI technologies to ensure safety and interoperability.
Large language models are advanced AI systems designed to understand and generate human-like text based on vast datasets.
AI risk assessment evaluates potential risks associated with AI technologies, focusing on safety and ethical implications.
Baidu is a leading Chinese tech company known for its advancements in AI, including natural language processing and autonomous driving technologies.
Computerworld 16month
South China Morning Post on MSN.com 10month
YAHOO!Finance 13month
The Australian Financial Review 8month
Isomorphic Labs, the AI drug discovery platform that was spun out of Google's DeepMind in 2021, has raised external capital for the first time. The $600
How to level up your teaching with AI. Discover how to use clones and GPTs in your classroom—personalized AI teaching is the future.
Trump's Third Term? AI already knows how this can be done. A study shows how OpenAI, Grok, DeepSeek & Google outline ways to dismantle U.S. democracy.
Sam Altman today revealed that OpenAI will release an open weight artificial intelligence model in the coming months. "We are excited to release a powerful new open-weight language model with reasoning in the coming months," Altman wrote on X.