A few hours ago, Chinese regulations governing AI-generated media services (from text to videos to face swapping, etc.) took effect.
These rules on so-called "deep synthesis" 深度合成 are among the first major efforts around the world to confront challenges from the likes of ChatGPT, DALL-E, and the multiplying similar large-model services. A quick thread and some thoughts: 1/
Our Stanford DigiChina Project translated a draft of the rules: https://digichina.stanford.edu/work/translation-internet-information-service-deep-synthesis-management-provisions-draft-for-comment-jan-2022/
The final version had minimal changes, and China Law Translate has a version of that:
https://www.chinalawtranslate.com/en/deep-synthesis/?tpedit=1
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This translation is by Rogier Creemers and was edited by Graham Webster with reference to an alternative translation by China Law Translate. Source: http://www.cac.gov.cn/2022-01/28/c_1644970458520968.htmArchived copy: https://web.archive.org/web/20220131190544/http://www.cac.gov.cn/2022-01/28/c_1644970458520968.htm TRANSLATION Internet Information Service Deep Synthesis Management Provisions (Draft for Comment) Article 1: These provisions are formulated in order to regulate deep synthesis activities in Internet information services, to carry forward the core […]
The scope of the Provisions is vast, with one key limitation. It applies basically to service providers, as opposed to independent developers or users of an algorithm (except in the case of fake news, which is prohibited at the user level).
So OpenAI would be regulated and would have significant responsibilities, but if you've downloaded Stable Diffusion to your laptop to mess around this would not be mainly for you. 3/
Graham Webster
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