Policy · Updated 28 Oct, 01:19 pm IST
China drafts export curbs to keep AI core technologies onshore
Why it matters for readers: The rules explain why some countries try to keep advanced AI technology at home while letting others use it over the web.
- The draft rules distinguish between foreign users accessing Chinese AI services and foreign firms obtaining the underlying models, data or expertise.1
- Overseas users would broadly be allowed to access Chinese AI through websites and cloud platforms, while some transfers of underlying technology or overseas deployments would need government approval.1
- The draft would add 23 AI-related technologies to China’s export banned or restricted list, including advanced models and autonomous agents.1
- Beijing prefers a model that keeps IP and R&D onshore while selling access abroad, a structure already common in the market, according to an Ankura executive quoted in the piece.1
- The draft was released on October 16 and a source said China is expected to adopt the proposals by the end of the year and later issue implementation guidelines.1
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