“AI + Education” Action Plan

• Authority: Chinese central government
• Jurisdiction: China
• Collections: Chinese law and policy
• Most recent activity: Proposed
• Most recent activity date: 2026-04-10

Risk subdomain coverage

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

• AI system security vulnerabilities

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

• Exposure to toxic content
• Compromise of privacy
• False or misleading information
• Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
• Increased inequality and decline in employment
• AI pursuing its own goals

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal to good coverage of approximately 6-7 subdomains, with primary focus on AI system security (2.2), privacy protection (2.1), fraud prevention (4.3), toxic content filtering (1.2), value alignment (7.1), and inequality mitigation (6.2). Coverage is concentrated in security, misuse prevention, and equity domains within the education context.

Sector coverage

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

• Educational Services

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

• Information
• Scientific Research & Development Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs AI use in the Educational Services sector with comprehensive coverage of primary, secondary, higher, and vocational education. It also addresses Scientific Research and Development Services through its focus on AI-driven research paradigms and innovation platforms in educational institutions.

Legislative Status

Soft Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a policy action plan from the Chinese central government that uses predominantly mandatory language ('shall') but lacks explicit enforcement mechanisms, penalties, or sanctions. It functions as strategic governmental guidance with implementation delegated to education departments and localities.

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 comprehensively covers most AI lifecycle stages with particular emphasis on Plan and Design, Build and Use Model, Deploy, and Operate and Monitor. It extensively addresses curriculum design, AI model development (education large models), deployment of AI applications throughout educational institutions, and ongoing monitoring and assessment systems.

Technical Scope

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

• AI Models
• AI Systems
• Open Weight / Open Source

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions AI models and AI systems throughout, with particular emphasis on 'education large models' as a key technical scope. It does not specifically mention frontier AI, GPAI, foundation models, or compute thresholds. The focus is on developing and deploying AI models and systems specifically for educational applications.