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China clarifies liability for AI deepfakes and face, voice cloning
China\'s Supreme People\'s Court has set standards for judging civil liability arising from AI deepfakes, voice cloning and AI hallucinations. Using or disclosing an identifiable face or voice created by AI without consent may be deemed an infringement of personality rights, it said. The guidance also sets out liability for AI service operators that fail to act after notice, and addresses algorithm-based price discrimination. Authorities are also stepping up enforcement against AI falsehoods and impersonation.
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China removes 14,000 AI products in sweeping cleanup amid race for AI dominance
China has begun a broad overhaul of artificial intelligence services, removing about 14,000 products from domestic networks for failing safety standards and regulatory requirements. Regulators also deleted more than 6 million items of illegal or harmful information and suspended over 26,000 accounts. Authorities are tightening pre-registration and safety obligations for AI services and preparing a second enforcement phase targeting misinformation, impersonation and other abuses. New rules on AI companion services take effect from July 15.
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China bans \'AI lovers\'; ByteDance, Alibaba to drop companion and persona features
ByteDance and Alibaba are shutting down agent features in key consumer AI products as China moves to regulate services that simulate human-like personalities and emotional interaction. Doubao users were notified the agent function will end on July 15, with related data managed under the company’s privacy policy after Oct. 15 and not recoverable. Alibaba’s Qwen will end human-like and user-generated agents on July 10 and further agent services on July 15.
