Provisions on the Administration of Deep Synthesis Internet Information Services

• Authority: Chinese central government
• Jurisdiction: China
• Collections: Chinese law and policy;Editors' Picks
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2022-11-25

Risk subdomain coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the risk subdomain are explicitly described.

• Exposure to toxic content
• Compromise of privacy
• AI system security vulnerabilities
• False or misleading information
• Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
• Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
• Governance failure
• Lack of transparency or interpretability

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• Pollution of information ecosystem
• Cyberattacks, weapon development or use
• Competitive dynamics
• AI possessing dangerous capabilities
• Lack of capability or robustness

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has good coverage of approximately 10-12 subdomains, with strong focus on malicious actors (4.1, 4.2, 4.3), misinformation (3.1, 3.2), privacy compromise (2.1), AI system security (2.2), toxic content (1.2), transparency (7.4), and governance failure prevention (6.5). Coverage is concentrated in security, misuse prevention, content safety, and regulatory oversight domains.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Information

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

• Professional & Technical Services
• Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document primarily governs the Information sector (internet information services, telecommunications, data processing, broadcasting) with secondary coverage of Professional and Technical Services. It applies broadly to any organization providing deep synthesis services online.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding regulatory instrument issued by Chinese government authorities with mandatory compliance requirements, enforcement mechanisms including penalties and sanctions, and designated regulatory oversight bodies.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The document is drafted by Chinese central government authorities based on existing cybersecurity and data protection laws, with the State internet information department responsible for overall planning and coordination.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Developer, AI_Deployer
• Summary: The regulation explicitly targets organizations and individuals providing deep synthesis services, their technical supporters, and users of such services, as well as platforms distributing these applications.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: Multiple government agencies at national and local levels are designated with enforcement authority, including power to conduct inspections, impose sanctions, and pursue criminal prosecution.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: Government departments are explicitly tasked with ongoing oversight inspections, while industry organizations are encouraged to establish self-discipline mechanisms and monitoring systems.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Plan and Design
• Collect and Process Data
• Build and Use Model
• Verify and Validate
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily covers the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages, with significant attention to data management (Collect and Process Data) and model verification (Verify and Validate). It focuses heavily on post-deployment obligations including labeling, monitoring, and security assessments.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• AI Models
• AI Systems
• Generative AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly covers deep synthesis technology including generative AI capabilities for text, images, audio, video, and virtual scenes. It does not mention frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, or compute thresholds. The focus is on deep synthesis services broadly defined.