News Summary

• European Union’s AI Act will hold companies accountable for the safety of their artificial-intelligence models.
• Around the world, a consensus is beginning to build that these technologies need to be regulated properly.
• There is still no agreement on precisely what should be regulated and how.
• China has wide-ranging AI-specific regulations and technical standards.
• China requires AI developers to test public-facing systems ahead of their deployment.
• China wants to lead the world on AI regulation — but does it plan to do so?