AI Safety in China #21 - AI Safety in China

China and the UK held their first intergovernmental dialogue on AI, discussing development and governance. China continues emphasizing AI capacity building in developing countries through a second meeting of the UN “Group of Friends” it co-established last year. Legislative plans suggest no rush to pass an AI Law—but AI-related legislation remains on the agenda. Final versions of China’s first national standards on AI security have been released, continuing the focus on current harms, rather than emerging frontier risks, of last year’s drafts. Chinese researchers have published technical papers on AI deception and “unlearning.” Background: On May 20, China and the UK held their first intergovernmental dialogue on AI in Beijing (En, Cn). The Chinese delegation was led by the SUN Xiaobao (孙晓波), Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Department of Arms Control, alongside officials from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), Ministry of Science and Techn

China and the UK held their first intergovernmental dialogue on AI, discussing development and governance. China continues emphasizing AI capacity building in developing countries through a second meeting of the UN “Group of Friends” it co-established last year. Legislative plans suggest no rush to pass an AI Law—but AI-related legislation remains on the agenda. Final versions of China’s first national standards on AI security have been released, continuing the focus on current harms, rather than emerging frontier risks, of last year’s drafts. Chinese researchers have published technical paper