China’s Emerging Generative AI Regulations: A European Perspective

In recent years, artificial intelligence has attracted significant attention, from all corners of society. Recently, generative artificial intelligence has fueled this even further. In response, countries are rushing to regulate the use of generative artifi- cial intelligence to protect their populations while reaping the societal benefits the technology is promised to bring. China is the first country to have regulated gen- erative artificial intelligence. In this thesis, I address the question of how we can understand China’s regulations on generative artificial intelligence from a Euro- pean perspective. To start, I provide background information on the technology at the center of the thesis, generative artificial intelligence, and on regulatory frameworks on artificial intelligence (AI), both in China and in the European Union. After that, I zoom in on China’s recently introduced regulatory framework on generative artificial intel- ligence, which is followed by an analysis. To...Show moreIn recent years, artificial intelligence has attracted significant attention, from all corners of society. Recently, generative artificial intelligence has fueled this even further. In response, countries are rushing to regulate the use of generative artifi- cial intelligence to protect their populations while reaping the societal benefits the technology is promised to bring. China is the first country to have regulated gen- erative artificial intelligence. In this thesis, I address the question of how we can understand China’s regulations on generative artificial intelligence from a Euro- pean perspective. To start, I provide background information on the technology at the center of the thesis, generative artificial intelligence, and on regulatory frameworks on artificial intelligence (AI), both in China and in the European Union. After that, I zoom in on China’s recently introduced regulatory framework on generative artificial intel- ligence, which is followed by an analysis. To this end, I define a set of key values that, to me, represent a European point of view on artificial intelligence. I conclude by offering a contextualised interpretation of the characteristics that stand out from my analysis.Show less

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