Close watch on new AI products

NEW artificial intelligence (AI) products developed in China will have to undergo a security assessment before being released and must reflect “core socialist values”, a sweeping new draft law by the country’s Internet regulator showed.

The fresh regulations come as a flurry of Chinese companies rush to develop AI services that can mimic human speech since San Francisco-based OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November, sparking a gold rush in the market.