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Interim Measures for Generative AI Services (China)

Also known as: Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services, generative AI measures, GenAI measures

The Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services are Chinese regulations, issued by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) with six other agencies and in effect since August 15, 2023, that govern generative AI services offered to the public in China — covering content, training data, labeling, user protection and, for influential services, security assessment and filing.

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In one sentence

China’s Interim Measures (since August 2023) regulate public generative AI services: content, training data, labeling, security assessment and filing.

Example

Before launching a chatbot for the Chinese public, a company passes a security assessment, completes the filing with the CAC and displays its filing number in the app.

How it applies

  • Scope: Services that generate text, images, audio or video for the public in China, including services offered from abroad. Research and internal use that is not offered to the public is excluded.
  • Duties: Generated content must be lawful and adhere to “core socialist values”; training data must come from lawful sources, respect intellectual property and personal information rights, and its quality must be improved; data labeling must follow clear rules; generated images and videos must be labeled; providers must state the intended users and purposes of the service, handle complaints and stop and report illegal content.
  • Before launch: Services with “public opinion attributes or social mobilization capacity” must pass a security assessment and complete the algorithm filing.
  • Technical documentation: Filing and security assessment require documentation of training data sources, labeling rules, safety tests and content moderation — much like the EU's technical documentation, but reviewed by the regulator before launch.

Interim Measures vs. the EU AI Act

The EU regulates by risk to health, safety and fundamental rights, and mainly after market entry through self-assessment. China regulates by technology and content, with pre-launch review by the Cyberspace Administration. China has no comprehensive AI law yet: one is on the legislative agenda for research, and an amendment to the Cybersecurity Law, in effect since January 1, 2026, added a general article on AI development and safety.